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?
January 31, 2022
Your GRC program can be significantly enhanced with the addition of Policy and Procedure Management software.
December 22, 2021
Why do you review? To ensure accuracy and completeness, and to make sure everyone has the same understanding of the policy or process. In short -- to ensure effective communication.
September 13, 2021
Put together your Policy & Procedure Manual using a logical flow or order to your procedures. Start the operations manual with your process map. List your procedures that explain each business process.
July 2, 2021
Any worker that enters a job site, be they an office employee or a contractor, needs to know how to do the tasks specific to their work. In an industrial environment, Standard operating procedures (SOPs) are critical to ensuring that tasks and processes are done correctly and safely. Collectively, SOPs provide guidance and certainty for all who need to undertake given tasks, as well as those who manage and supervise said tasks. In general, SOPs have many different benefits. Here are seven tips for writing better SOPs.
February 7, 2021
When it comes to writing thorough policies and procedures, Bizmanualz has done the heavy lifting so that you save countless hours in research, planning, writing and editing.
July 15, 2020
A weak starting point can hurt employee usability and introduce confusion and user-error. Do you know why else you should write new policies and procedures?