What to consider when security policy becomes too much
Operational Cost, Security-Related Risk: Quantifying the Value of Network Security Policy Management

Manual management of network security policies, rules and configurations is time-consuming and error-prone, and it adds both operational cost and increased security-related risks — especially as your IT infrastructure grows more complex.
So what recourse is there when policy gets in the way of progress? Read this analysis quantifying the value of a policy management solution.