BW query /workbook standards

Friends,
Issue :
I am trying to develop standards (not just naming conventions) for query / workbook authoring and was wondering how different companies are managing this in their environment .Any help is greatly appreciated .
Specific question :
1) What are the policies and procedures in place within your company for query / workbook authoring ? Who can create, approvals needed etc.
2) Do you create q's in production or transport from dev to prod ?
3) If q's are transported, what is the approximate. turnaround time for any changes or enhancements ?
4) Any information regarding Organizational structure teams for BW - power users , requirement gathering team etc ..
Thank you in advance.
Hitesh

Karthik,
Apreciate your quick response. The link you provided talks about authorizations in query, I was looking to see how companies have implemented procedures for query authoring and avoid maintenance issue of cleanup of unused queries and workbooks.
Could help if you could discuss strategy, the company you work for uses .
Thanks again.
Hitesh Mehta

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