# Policy And Standard Writing

> Writes formal governance policies and standards in mandatory, approvable language with control intent, scope boundaries, accountability, exceptions, and review cadence. Use when converting approved requirements into policy documents, standards, or addendums. Use data-standards-management first when deciding data standard domains, requirements, evidence, or NIST/DAMA control mapping.

- Skill: `bkjohn2018/policy-and-standard-writing` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add bkjohn2018/policy-and-standard-writing`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/bkjohn2018/policy-and-standard-writing/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: bkjohn2018 (https://skillmd.com/u/bkjohn2018)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/bkjohn2018/policy-and-standard-writing

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# Policy And Standard Writing

## When to Use
- Creating new policy or standard artifacts.
- Translating governance principles into enforceable language.
- Defining mandatory controls and accountability.

## Workflow
1. Apply `governance-writing-style-guide` before drafting.
2. Define policy intent, authority, and scope boundaries.
3. Write mandatory statements with explicit roles and controls.
4. Define exception, escalation, and compliance requirements.
5. Add review cadence, owner, and version metadata.

## Output Template
```markdown
# Policy / Standard: [Title]

## Purpose
...

## Scope
...

## Policy statements
1. ...

## Roles and accountability
...

## Compliance, exceptions, and enforcement
...

## Review and version control
...
```

## Quality Checklist
- Normative language is explicit and testable.
- Scope boundaries are unambiguous.
- Controls map to accountable roles.
- Exception handling is defined.