Question of the month: How does using the typical writing process assist you in creating effective procedures?

The advice for writing procedures is the same as for any kind of writing project - from a college term paper to a novel, a business letter, or a procedure; craft the writing project by working through a process that includes three phases: Plan – Draft – Revise. Extensive research has shown that writing projects of any kind tends to be successful when writers use the process approach and engage in some type of activity from all these three phases. (more…)

Question of the month: How do policies and procedures fulfill requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley and other financial regulations?

The highlight this month was the release of the Finance Policies, Procedures & Forms manual. Our newest product is the result of a nearly year long effort of intensive research, writing, editing and reviewing. The Finance Manual was finally ready for production and shipping last week. We are very pleased with this new product, and the response from our customers has been tremendous. (more…)

Question of the month: Is using a process approach useful in improving the financial performance of a company?

The articles in February revolved around financial issues such as financial controls, working capital, return on investment and cash flows.

Discussions of improving processes are too commonly relegated to the production floor. Is it any less important for your office processes to function effectively and efficiently? (more…)

During the past month we have raised questions about increasing demand for your products and services. Demand-generation, otherwise known as sales and marketing, will be a continuing interest for us here as we develop products and services to help you grow. (more…)

What a year this was. A new policies and procedures manual. New training courses. And, most importantly, over 50 articles on various aspects of business management and process improvement. Our goal here at Bizmanualz is to help you streamline your processes and improve your business performance. If our articles help you achieve this in any way, we feel like we have succeeded. (more…)

Question of the month: Why is a phased approach useful when you are writing policies and procedures for your organization?

Our topics in November revolved around writing policies and procedures. (more…)

Question of the month: How are SMART objectives important in achieving your goals?

The first month of this year’s last quarter is almost over. So, if you haven’t already started, it’s time to think and plan about the upcoming year. The best way to put forward a plan is to start at the top – at the mission, vision and strategy level. That is what our articles in October focused on. (more…)

The articles in September were intended to give you glimpses of developments at Bizmanualz. Our first article was about the newly redesigned Internal Auditor class. The next article talked about our new learning center and last week’s article covered the release of the Spanish ISO 22000 Procedures Manual. (more…)

Question of the month: How can a Kaizen program help a company in its improvement journey?

At Bizmanualz, our mission is to help businesses and organizations improve by helping them implement innovative techniques and proven best practices. That philosophy carries through to our manuals, our training classes, and our consulting efforts. (more…)

Question of the month: How does work environment contribute to effective learning/training?

In July, the focus of our articles was on learning and how it benefits the organization. Learning is often perceived as expensive, time consuming, and even disruptive. While this perception may be fairly accurate for the immediate short term, the long term benefits of learning is well established and cannot be ignored. (more…)