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Policy Update Deployment

Manage policy lifecycle from draft through approval, publication, and employee acknowledgment. Every task a real compliance team does.

Issues created:
32
Structure:
1 epic · 5 tasks · 26 subtasks
Roles:
policy_owner, compliance, legal, hr, security, general_counsel, exec_sponsor, comms, hr_ops

The full task tree this template creates

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[#epic] Policy Update: Remote Work Policy v2.0 !High
  [#task] Phase 1: Drafting !High @policy_owner [Due + 0d]
    [#subtask] Identify required policy changes @policy_owner !High [Due + 0d]
    [#subtask] Research regulatory requirements @compliance !High [Due + 2d]
    [#subtask] Draft policy revisions @policy_owner !High [Due + 5d]
    [#subtask] Document change rationale @policy_owner !Medium [Due + 6d]
    [#subtask] Compare with industry standards @compliance !Medium [Due + 7d]
  [#task] Phase 2: Review & Approval !Highest @legal [Due + 10d]
    [#subtask] Legal review @legal !Highest [Due + 10d]
    [#subtask] HR review (if employee-facing) @hr !High [Due + 12d]
    [#subtask] IT Security review (if applicable) @security !High [Due + 14d]
    [#subtask] Address review comments @policy_owner !High [Due + 16d]
    [#subtask] Final legal signoff @general_counsel !Highest [Due + 18d]
    [#subtask] Executive approval @exec_sponsor !Highest [Due + 20d]
  [#task] Phase 3: Communication Prep !Medium @comms [Due + 23d]
    [#subtask] Create summary of changes @comms !Medium [Due + 23d]
    [#subtask] Draft employee communication @comms !Medium [Due + 24d]
    [#subtask] Prepare training materials (if needed) @hr !Medium [Due + 25d]
    [#subtask] Update policy repository @policy_owner !High [Due + 26d]
    [#subtask] Set up acknowledgment tracking @hr_ops !Medium [Due + 27d]
  [#task] Phase 4: Publication !Highest @policy_owner [Due + 30d]
    [#subtask] Publish policy to intranet @policy_owner !Highest [Due + 30d]
    [#subtask] Send all-hands announcement @comms !High [Due + 30d]
    [#subtask] Archive previous version @policy_owner !Medium [Due + 30d]
    [#subtask] Open acknowledgment window @hr_ops !High [Due + 30d]
  [#task] Phase 5: Acknowledgment & Compliance !High @hr_ops [Due + 37d]
    [#subtask] Monitor acknowledgment progress @hr_ops !High [Due + 37d]
    [#subtask] Send reminder to non-compliant @hr_ops !High [Due + 44d]
    [#subtask] Escalate persistent non-compliance @policy_owner !Highest [Due + 51d]
    [#subtask] Generate compliance report @compliance !High [Due + 58d]
    [#subtask] Close acknowledgment window @hr_ops !Medium [Due + 60d]
    [#subtask] Archive acknowledgment records @compliance !Medium [Due + 60d]

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