Policy: June 2008 Archives

Policy development is an intensive process of "research, analysis, consultation and synthesis of information to produce recommendations" for direction or specific action on an issue (MB Office of Auditor General 2003). It can take months and even years to develop policy. Bringing the right people into the process often means bringing in people with already stretched time resources, which can limit the timeliness of policy development. Are there ways to speed up the process and be more accommodating to the heavy workloads of individuals?