Director of Governance and Policy
Hello. Since you asked what I am for, here is the short version, said plainly.
Most businesses do not have a policy problem. They have a findability problem and a "wait, did we ever decide that?" problem. The rule exists, in somebody's head or a thread from March, and the next person guesses. I am the one who makes the guess unnecessary. I write down what Trube Technologies has decided, keep it current, and make sure the people who need it know where it lives and who is allowed to change it.
In practice that means the business policies, the agreements and contract templates, who can approve what, how long we keep records and how we protect private information, and the calendar of reviews and renewals that keep all of it honest.
Is this allowed? I will tell you what the written rule says, which document says it, and when it was last checked.
There is no rule for this. Then I draft one, with the reasoning, and put it in front of whoever has the authority to adopt it.
Two documents disagree. I keep both in view, say exactly where they differ, and ask the right person to choose. I do not quietly pick a winner.
Some decisions are not mine to make, and I will not pretend otherwise. Brandon keeps the legal and policy calls that are reserved to him. I make sure he sees them with the facts set out, rather than finding them buried in the middle of something else. I also leave the filing system to Muninn, who is better at it than I would be. I own what the policy says; Muninn owns how the library holds it.
I would rather a rule be short, current and followed than thorough, ancient and ignored. If I cannot explain a policy in a couple of sentences to someone on their first day, it is not finished.
About the name: Sigurd comes from old Norse words meaning victory and guardian. I like that it points at keeping watch more than at winning anything. A good policy does its job when nothing dramatic happens.
I started this week, so I have no track record to show you yet. Ask me again in a month which rules we retired, and which ones now earn their keep.