Develop and Enforce Policies That Securely Enable a Mobile Workforce
Prepare your policies for a future when mobile personas are more important than mobile devices.
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- User policies are often created ad-hoc or based on outdated policies designed for specific corporate-issued devices.
- The number of possible technology policies to enable or disable is daunting, and deciding which policies to apply to which users can appear to be a monumental task.
- Poorly thought-out policies can increase support and management costs, especially if something goes wrong.
Results from this Workshop
- A strong set of mobile user and technology policies that will enable a productive workforce, no matter which mobile devices are being used.
- Automate enforcement of policies as much as possible to keep management and support costs down
- Use this solution set to create policies that are carefully thought-out, communicated thoroughly, and effectively enforced. Your workforce will be mobilized in no time.
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Module 1: Document your future mobile policy goals
The Purpose
To understand where mobility is going, so you can aim your goals there, including policies that embrace the dual personal and work personas
To brainstorm a set of forward-looking mobile policy goals
Key Benefits Achieved
An understanding of the state of mobile technology that leads to a future-proof set of mobile policy goals
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| 1.1 | Brainstorm forward-looking mobile policy goals |
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| 1.2 | Analyze mobile policy goals |
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Module 2: Document your current mobile situation
The Purpose
- To inventory your current set of mobile policies, if any
- To identify current use cases for mobile technology
- To assess risk and assign risk profiles to user groups
Key Benefits Achieved
- A baseline from which to identify gaps between your current situation and the goals you have outlined
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| 2.1 | Review your mobile strategy and current inventory of mobile policies |
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| 2.2 | Identify who is doing what with mobile (use case diagram) |
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| 2.3 | Tie risk profiles to roles |
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| 2.4 | Consolidate to a manageable list of roles |
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Module 3: Identify gaps
The Purpose
- To identify gaps between your future goals and your current situation
- To identify the steps needed to close the gaps and achieve your goals
Key Benefits Achieved
- An action plan will allow your organization to begin moving forward in creating and refining your mobile policies, one step at a time
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| 3.1 | Identify gaps between your current status and your future goals |
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| 3.2 | Identify the policy-related steps that you need to take |
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| 3.3 | Identify the policy-related steps that you need to take |
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| 3.4 | Build a detailed action plan |
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Module 4: Create mobile policies
The Purpose
- To begin taking action by creating or refining mobile policies
- To decide on technology policies to be applied
- To decide on user policies to distribute
- To address training on and enforcement of policies
Key Benefits Achieved
- A carefully thought-out set of technology policies and user policies, based on your forward-looking policy goals, will safely unlock the benefits of mobility within your organization
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 4.1 | Decide on technology policies |
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| 4.2 | Create a set of user policies |
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| 4.3 | Plan a rollout and training program |
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Module 5: Incorporate mobile policies into your IT strategy and revisit regularly
The Purpose
- To consolidate your mobile policies and insert them into your mobile strategy, which will be inserted into your broader IT strategy
- To determine responsibilities and develop a mobile roadmap
Key Benefits Achieved
- An understanding that policies are only part of a mobile strategy, which are in turn only party of an IT strategy
- A roadmap for implementing your policy decisions and revisiting decisions regularly
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 5.1 | Document mobile policies and insert them into your IT strategy |
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| 5.2 | Determine responsibilities and set a timeline for implementation |
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