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Policy development and implementation is considered an institution-centric endeavor. Most policies are documents that dictate institutional processes, organizational structure, and compliance standards. These policies are often developed by governing entities in isolation from the field. There is no standard method for evaluating a policy document and often toxic policies are realized during implementation, causing significant damage to the reputation of the organization. In this paper, we examine four Veterans Affairs (VA) polices using MBSE constructs of structural–behavioral integrity and consistency to investigate the toxic nature of policies. We also develop a framework to model policy, identify policy gaps, and calculate policy toxicity.
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We thank our colleagues from VERC New England Office who provided insight and expertise that greatly assisted the research, especially Dr. Tom Rust and Andrew Holbrook.
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Krishnan, R., Virani, S., Gasoto, R. (2018). Discovering Toxic Policies Using MBSE Constructs. In: Madni, A., Boehm, B., Ghanem, R., Erwin, D., Wheaton, M. (eds) Disciplinary Convergence in Systems Engineering Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62217-0_24
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