View the Policy Effort Estimate

The effort estimate quantifies the amount of effort required to implement or complete a policy. This helps to:

• Prioritize and allocate resources more effectively
• Assign appropriate tasks based on the effort required and team capacities
• Balance workload across team members
• Set realistic timelines for compliance projects
• Report progress to stakeholders more accurately

By default, Scrut provides an effort estimate for each policy, helping you prioritize tasks and allocate resources effectively. It's important to keep in mind that these estimates are benchmark figures based on the average implementation effort required for each policy. If you find that the default estimates do not align with your specific needs or circumstances, you can modify them, as required.

Effort Estimate Levels

Scrut categorizes effort into three levels:

• Low: Easy to implement, minimal configuration or steps required
• Medium: Moderate complexity, requires multiple steps or configuration across several resources
• High: Complex implementation, extensive configuration, or affects multiple systems

How To View Effort Estimates for Policies

How to Set Policy Effort Estimates

• For a Single Policy
• For Multiple Policies

For a Single Policy

1. Sign in to Scrut, and click Compliance → Policies on the left navigation panel.

2. Go to the All Policies tab and select the policy you want to set the effort estimate for.

   

3. Use the Effort Estimate dropdown and set the desired level.

   

For Multiple Policies

You can also set effort estimates for multiple policies simultaneously:

1. Go to the All Policies tab and select the policies you want to set the effort estimate for.

2. Click the Edit button at the top of the Policies table.

   

3. Click the dropdown next to the Effort Estimate field.

4. Choose the desired level from Low, Medium, or High.

5. Click Save to complete the bulk assignments.

   

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