PART 2: THE SIX MUST-HAVE ELEMENTS IN STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
Remember when your English teacher introduced the idea of an introductory paragraph? She said you need to include certain information to help the reader immediately identify what your essay or story is about. And what made that lesson so memorable was the inclusion of Who, What, When, Where, and Why. All those W’s stuck in your brain. Well, those W’s are going to he...
April 16, 2021 READ MORE
What are the Benefits of Standard Operating Procedures?
It’s likely that if you’ve been in business for long, you understand the need for Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). You may have even discovered the need for them when faced with a problem that resulted from not having them. The problem may have been so severe that you’ve become a real cheerleader for SOPs. But for the sake of a budding entrepreneur or someone...
April 14, 2021 READ MORE
Document Management – How To Make Sure Employees Can Find Critical Business Info When They Need It
Let’s be honest…document management is probably not on the top of your priority list. You may even have an “old school” filing cabinet, where your company stores copies of personnel files and HR paperwork. You have to admit, though, that digging through physical files (or even unorganized files on your computer desktop) is not exactly an efficient business prac...
August 25, 2020 READ MORE
Getting a Handle on your Business Documents
Policies. Procedures. SOPs. Instructions. Standards. These aren't just fancy buzzwords tossed around the office. These are documents that, when written well and used correctly, will save you mounds of time, money, and frustration. Defining the differences All of these documents are different and serve various functions. If you are not familiar with their...
July 24, 2020 READ MORE
Best Practice for Distributing SOPs
So, your standard operating procedures (SOPs) are ready to go—you’ve written them, had them reviewed and tested, and incorporated feedback. Now all you have to do is distribute them. That should be the easy part, right? Well, you’re probably dealing with a lot of SOP content, and it can be hard to know exactly who needs to receive what information or how to get it...
February 12, 2020 READ MORE