Common Account Management Policies
To ensure smooth account management, it is vital that company-wide policies are in place and that everyone within the company adheres to them otherwise chaos could ensue. Let's look at each of these policies in turn.
Account Creation
Multinational corporations will generate hundreds of accounts annually and need to have a standardized format. This is known as a standard naming convention. Account templates are copied and modified with the details of new employees. Some examples of standard naming conventions are as follows:
- First name, last name: John.Smith
- Last name, first name: Smith.John
- First initial, last name: J.Smith
If you have John Smith and Jack Smith, you would have two J Smiths. Therefore, you may also use a middle initial, J A Smith, or a number at the end, J Smith1, to make them unique.
All user accounts need to be unique so that each person is responsible for their own account. If you leave your...
