Policy DLC – coherence, congruence, and consistency
As seen in the first chapters, policies are a mix of goals and instruments. As time passes, policies go through several iterations that can introduce drifting from the original intent, either by introducing a new layer as they are updated, changing instruments as they are converted to other goals, or completely being replaced due to new goals.
In this section, we will talk about the life cycle and the key concern to maintain fit between the policy design elements, such as ensuring we get congruence of the goal and instrument, consistency at an instrumental level, and making sure that goals are coherent.
The three Cs
It is crucial to refer to the ability of the PolicyOps team to manage different policies with coherent goals, which means that as long as the goals refer to the same policy objectives and can be pursued concurrently, there is coherency.
The most pressing issue that affects the need for a PolicyOps...