 | When the organization does not have the resources to provide the training internally, IS or IT workers may have the option of pursuing training provided by an outside source (e.g., a training center, college or university, or an online curriculum) at the company's expense. To ensure that both the organization and employees understand their roles and obligations, you can provide a training-reimbursement policy. Use this policy as-is or customize it to meet your needs.
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Showing posts with label IT-Policies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IT-Policies. Show all posts
Tuesday, 19 November 2013
Training Reimbursement Policy
Travel and Expense Policy
 | Employees sometimes have to travel on company business. As such they will incur expenses that you may need to reimburse. Use this policy to set standards and conditions on employee travel and expenses. Use this policy as-is or customize it to meet your needs.
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Approved Downloads Policy
 | For many organizations, it's not enough to provide an acceptable use policy that spells out what kind of latitude employees have when using e-mail or the Internet. Although many businesses have users who are technologically astute enough to know what kinds of downloads and executables are safe to bring into their environment, there are plenty of instances when IT must spell out what is allowed. This sample policy will provide an initial list of downloadable applications as a guideline that can be maintained by the IT staff. It will let employees know which applications are acceptable, which are not, and what to do if they are unsure. Use this policy as-is or customize it to meet your needs.
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Information Security Policy
 | To develop effective information security guidelines, you must cover a number of issues, from acceptable Internet and e-mail usage to access codes to software licensing issues. We've updated this member-submitted policy for you to use as a framework for developing guidelines to protect your own organization. Use this policy as-is or customize it to meet your needs.
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Virus Protection Policy
| Developing an effective virus protection policy is a crucial component of every network security plan. Without one, you're inviting disaster. But taking the time to develop one from scratch is an onerous task for any manager. Our professionally written policy can be easily customized with your organization's logo and specific requirements. By implementing a virus policy, you're enabling everyone to protect and defend your network from nasty viruses. Use this policy as-is or customize it to meet your needs.
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Dial-up Request Policy
| Some users need to access the Internet from the road or home using company-provided Internet accounts with ISPs. You can use this policy to layout the ground rules for who gets such accounts and who does not. Use this policy as-is or customize it to meet your needs.
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Employee Separation Checklist
| When employees leave, you need to make sure you've collected all company-owned items, removed email and network access, and other things. You can use this checklist to get started. Use this checklist as-is or customize it to meet your needs.
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Help Desk Triage Policy
| The help desk group within the Information Technology Department will define items that are mission critical to the operation of the company. Similar to the triage process in an emergency room at a medical center, certain activities within the organization are mission critical. The details provided within this policy will outline the priorities for the help desk staff when top level problems present themselves. Use this policy as-is or customize it to meet your needs.
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Acceptable Use Policies
| If you want to make sure your network stays secure, you users need to know what to do and not to do. This policy helps tell them. From email use, to passwords, to acceptable Internet usage. You're covered.
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Software Usage Policy: Allowed Applications
| The only applications which should be allowed to run on your company's computers are the ones that you've purchased. Employee-owned, shareware, and other unauthorized software can present both security and licensing problems. This policy will inform users about the acceptable applications for their workstations. Use this policy as-is or customize it to meet your needs.
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Microsoft Outlook 2003 Basics
| The Microsoft Outlook 2003 Basics presentation is a pre-packaged solution designed to help familiarize attendees with the e-mail application's basic functions. The presentation contains everything you need to instruct end users about the basics of Microsoft Outlook --even if you don't consider yourself a public speaker. It includes a PowerPoint presentation and speaker's notes, Outlook e-mail invitation, feedback form, handouts, and an acknowledgment form for attendees to sign. In the time that it takes to eat lunch, you can save yourself future headaches by training end users now.
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Get Up To Speed: Evolution Calendar
| If you are familiar with the Microsoft Outlook calendar client and want to use Linux, then you should know your way around the Linux equivalent called Evolution. Evolution, like Outlook, is a groupware application that offers the same features. One of those features, Calendar, is an outstanding solution for your individual or business email needs. This presentation will help your staff become familiar with the calendar portion of the Evolution groupware suite.
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Essential IT Forms
| Streamlining your business processes improves productivity and allows staff to work smarter. Develop good procedures and protocol by having the right tools at hand: TechRepublic's Essential IT Forms. This zipped file contains 12 Microsoft Word documents that can be easily customized and added to your intranet.
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Lunch and Learn: Outlook 2007 basics
| This Microsoft Outlook 2007 basics presentation is a prepackaged solution designed to help familiarize attendees with the e-mail application's basic functions. The presentation contains everything you need to instruct end users about the basics of Microsoft Outlook 2007 -- even if you don't consider yourself a public speaker. This download includes a PowerPoint presentation and speaker's notes, Outlook e-mail invitation, and a handout. In the time that it takes to eat lunch, you can save yourself future headaches by training end users now.
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IT Manager's Tool Kit, Third Edition
| Make better use of your time. Leverage the grassroots advice and proven time-saving tools collected in TechRepublic's IT Manager's Tool Kit, Third Edition. Proven peer-authored advice and over 30 templates cover a variety of management topics to help you overcome staffing, financial, disaster planning, and other technology challenges.
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Lunch and Learn: Get up to speed on Internet Explorer 7
| This is a prepackaged presentation designed to be given in a classroom or conference room setting to help attendees become familiar with Internet Explorer 7. Everything is ready to be used, even if you don't consider yourself a public speaker. This download includes a PowerPoint presentation and speaker's notes, Outlook e-mail invitation, and handouts. In the time that it takes to eat lunch, you can save yourself future headaches by giving this presentation.
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TechRepublic's Outlook 2003 Lunch and Learn collection
| You can use this collection of TechRepublic Lunch and Learns to get users up to speed quickly on Microsoft Outlook 2003. This download contains the following five Lunch and Learn presentations:
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TechRepublic's IE 6 and Internet Basics Lunch And Learn Collection
| You can use this collection of TechRepublic Lunch And Learns to get users up to speed quickly on Internet technologies such as Internet Explorer, email etiquette, and HTML. This download contains the following 5 Lunch And Learn Presentations:
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Lunch and Learn: Get up to speed on Microsoft Outlook 2007
| This is a prepackaged presentation -- designed to be given in a classroom or conference room setting -- to help attendees become familiar with Outlook 2007. Everything is ready to be used, even if you don't consider yourself a public speaker. This download includes a PowerPoint presentation and speaker's notes, Outlook e-mail invitation, and handouts. In the time it takes to eat lunch, you can save yourself future headaches by giving this presentation.
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IT Professional's Guide to Policies and Procedures, 3rd Edition
| TechRepublic's popular CD-ROM IT Professional's Guide to Policies and Procedures, 3rd Ed is now available as part of your TechRepublic Pro membership! Put this expanded edition in your IT library and have 64 templates to help you create customized policies, guidelines, tools, and forms that are relevant, accessible, and usable. Whether you're creating policies for management, training, personnel, support, privacy, Internet/e-mail usage, security, or inventory, you'll meet the needs of your entire enterprise with this one download!
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