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Part Five: Manage a Portfolio, Not a Parade — Chapter 10: Governance That Can Be Used

Approved-use page

This page tells people what they can use and where they need help or approval. Prepare it before relevant tools enter the workflow, using language a manager can explain during an ordinary working day.

State:

  • which tools may be used on company accounts;
  • what kinds of data may and may not enter them;
  • which activities require additional approval;
  • who receives training and when;
  • how an employee reports a mistake or concern.

Check the page against a real task so you can see whether an employee could follow it. Then make it available alongside the workflow and review it as the tools or uses change.