When you have established systems that detail how tasks should be performed, your business doesn’t need you as much. Your staff complete tasks the right way each time. As a result, they are more productive, which saves you both time and money. You can take more time to focus on building your business.
Here are just a few of the reasons why your organization needs Standard Operating Procedures (SOP):

• It provides consistency

Having a SOP in place ensures that regardless of who is working, business processes are being completed the correct way.

• It saves time and money

When the same task is completed many different ways, it will always take longer to complete. Having a SOP in place streamlines the process so staff can accomplish more in less time.

• It improves communication

SOP make your staff jobs easier because no longer do they have to guess as to how they should be performing their jobs. And they don’t have to try to remember what you told them when they were first hired.

• It helps for staff performance evaluation

How can you evaluate your staff if you don’t have written standards in place? Without SOP, staff evaluations become a matter of personal opinion, which is hardly fair to your staff.

• It creates a safer work environment

When staff perform the same tasks in completely different ways, it is not only inefficient it is actually a liability for your business. SOP ensure that staff perform their job functions in a safe and consistent manner.