June 26, 2022
Well-written Accounting Procedures are an important part of an internal control system (as required by SOX Section 404), but over documenting can be a detriment to internal controls.
May 18, 2022
How well are you planning for and implementing business process and procedures change?
April 17, 2022
Writing good standard operating procedures has a lot to do with how you use verbs. How can you make sure your procedures have verb power?
April 3, 2022
A policy is a guiding principle used to set direction in an organization. Policies can be courses of action to guide and influence decisions. A procedure is a particular way of accomplishing something. Procedures should be designed as a series of steps to accomplish an end result.
March 20, 2022
You need policies and procedures to communicate your goals; standardize behavior, processes, and results; train employees consistently; and identify what's acceptable behavior and what's not.
March 7, 2022
Where should you start when writing policies and procedures? Should policies come before procedures, or should it be the other way around?
February 20, 2022
Writing error-free procedures can be as easy as using these seven simple keys.
February 13, 2022
Don't go into long explanations or try to dispense too much information. Complexity is an enemy of consistency and quality.
February 6, 2022
All policies and procedures manuals from Bizmanualz follow the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle. The new procedure writing guide emphasizes this concept.