The SOP System
How to Write, Approve, and Control Standard Operating Procedures That Actually Get Followed
A methodology guide for the operations leader building a real SOP program, not a binder of dead documents. Covers the document hierarchy, the authoring discipline, the approval chain, the training cycle, and the revision-control cadence that keeps procedures current after the consultant leaves. Walks through the failure modes that kill SOP systems: undocumented tribal knowledge, the binder no one opens, the revision that never propagates to the floor, the training record that does not exist when the auditor asks. Each failure mode is paired with the operational fix. Written for plant managers, quality managers, and operations directors who own the procedure system. Pairs with the Standard Operating Procedure Workbook by Wade Prescott, the bench-ready template a working manager uses to actually draft and control SOPs.
View on AmazonA methodology guide for the operations leader building a real SOP program, not a binder of dead documents. Covers the document hierarchy, the authoring discipline, the approval chain, the training cycle, and the revision-control cadence that keeps procedures current after the consultant leaves.
Walks through the failure modes that kill SOP systems: undocumented tribal knowledge, the binder no one opens, the revision that never propagates to the floor, the training record that does not exist when the auditor asks. Each failure mode is paired with the operational fix.
Written for plant managers, quality managers, and operations directors who own the procedure system. Pairs with the Standard Operating Procedure Workbook by Wade Prescott, the bench-ready template a working manager uses to actually draft and control SOPs.
