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Compliance - Policy Management Software

Policy management, made simple

Create, approve, distribute and prove compliance with every policy in one place.
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Every policy, start to finish

What changes for your teams, and what makes it possible

  1. Create and approveBenefit

    Built as a workflow, not a filing cabinet

    Easy creation and approval of governance documents like policies, standards and guidelines

    • Start everything from your dashboard

      Creation of documents, versions and attestations directly from the dashboard.

    • AI-assisted policy generation

      Draft new policies in a fraction of the time. Decision Focus generates a first version from your requirements, ready for your team to review and refine.

    • Guided approval flow supporting the user

      Your team can pick it up on day 1. Every policy moves through 4 clear states: draft, ready for approval, in force and archived.

    Policy attestation record with document version details, next to the AI Governance Document Assistant and an AI usage policy document
  2. Version controlBenefit

    The current version, always front and centre

    Simple overview of in force versions and detailed audit tracking of changes.

    • Dashboards with instant overview of in force policies

      Admin, governance, executive owner, author and attestor each get a dashboard that fits their role, showing what is in force, overdue, in progress or needs attention.

    • Instant viewing of in force version of policy document

      Everyday users always land on the version in force. Full version history stays available to governance and authoring roles whenever governance requires it.

    • Side by side comparison of in force version with previous version.

      See what has changed between the in force version and the one before it, so reviewers can confirm updates without reading both documents line by line.

    Compare versions view showing the words added and deleted between version 1 and version 2 of a sanctions policy
  3. AttestationBenefit

    User and governance friendly attestation process

    Set up an attestation cycle in minutes, and keep it accurate as teams change. Audiences are built from readership groups, departments and organisational units already in the platform.

    • Simple overview of attestation process

      See pending and completed attestations and overall progress at a glance, with annual and 2-yearly cycles running side by side.

    • Reminders before the deadline, not after

      Notifications automatically sent to employees reminding them of upcoming attestations

    • Read and attest in one place

      Reading of policy document version and attestation in one place

    Attestation record with a pending policy attestation and an email reminder listing attestations due next week
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Policy Management solution brief

Decision Focus' Policy Management module gives you one place to create, approve, distribute and prove compliance with your policies, standards, guidelines and frameworks, without the version control headaches or spreadsheet-driven attestation chasing.

Get all the details on how the module keeps the in-force version front and centre, automates attestation for new joiners and overdue reminders, and links every policy to the controls, risks and mandates it governs.
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Policy Management software FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is policy management software?

Policy management software gives organisations one place to create, approve, publish and maintain their governance documents, and to prove that the right people have read and attested to them. It replaces shared drives, email approvals and spreadsheet trackers with a structured workflow and a full audit trail.

The Decision Focus Policy Management module covers policies, standards, guidelines, frameworks and Terms of Reference in one place, with the same ownership, review and attestation behaviour for each.

How does the module handle version control?

Every document moves through 4 clear states: draft, ready for approval, in force and archived. Everyday users always land on the version in force, while governance and authoring roles can open the full version history whenever they need it.

The master document flows automatically to each version and review record, so nothing needs re-uploading. When an urgent change is needed, governance and authoring roles can create a new version directly.

How does policy attestation work?

Attestation audiences are defined by readership group, or by department and organisational unit, using fields already held in the platform. A daily automated check picks up new joiners and issues the attestations that apply to them, and reminders go out as deadlines approach.

You can run several cycles at once, for example an annual cycle for policies alongside a 2-yearly cycle for standards. Role-based dashboards show what is overdue, in progress or complete.

Does Policy Management use AI?

Yes. When a policy document is uploaded, it is summarised automatically and its mandates are identified, so governance teams get the substance of a new document without reading it line by line.

How does Policy Management connect to the rest of the platform?

Policies link natively to controls, risks and mandates elsewhere in Decision Focus, so governance data sits together rather than in a separate document repository. Combine Policy Management with ERM, Compliance Monitoring, Information Security or any other module to deliver integrated assurance with our Total GRC approach.
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