{"id":5985,"date":"2023-05-23T15:10:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T19:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amotecinc.com\/?p=5985"},"modified":"2023-06-26T09:41:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T13:41:24","slug":"what-are-sops-and-why-are-they-best-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amotecinc.com\/what-are-sops-and-why-are-they-best-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"What are SOPs and Why are They Best Practice?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5985\" class=\"elementor elementor-5985\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99e57ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99e57ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-906dbc7\" data-id=\"906dbc7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e7f871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e7f871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e99fca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e99fca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a94ddee\" data-id=\"a94ddee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f26c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39f26c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every organization needs to have Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in order to minimize the chaos of daily workloads and achieve proper quality of work.<\/p><p>By putting Standard Operating Procedures in place, the Leadership of an organization effectively communicates their expectations to their employees. Whether they have 10 or 10,000 people working for them, writing clear SOPs is imperative for setting and reaching company goals.<\/p><h2>What are SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures)<\/h2><p><u>Standard<\/u> is the expected level of quality or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?rlz=1C1RXQR_enUS1039US1039&amp;q=attainment&amp;si=AMnBZoFY6cJe4EcBOpcoqxHCe-IffhjrG-XNGsj_JaCRnasb91pmv8Evi2L4Opy0uE-Dznp5wFSDJ0pbougkSs777Lcyo2baEg%3D%3D&amp;expnd=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attainment<\/a>. It can also be a collective ideal, measurable objective, or model in comparative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?rlz=1C1RXQR_enUS1039US1039&amp;q=evaluations&amp;si=AMnBZoG9fGMZkoPgk-g4eVoaZFdEUKM_3i7rg-DCM9xeEAB_mi2vpi_7Ua3szACO_Vrau97N5N2liOc6fRyNT4ASPUdTEqfyMqOuOBDh7yAmp0TnEWWSwH4%3D&amp;expnd=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">evaluations<\/a>.<\/p><p><u>Operation<\/u> is the productive course of any industry activity.<\/p><p><u>Procedure<\/u> is an established way of performing a task.<\/p><h2>Why Are They Important?<\/h2><p>If you were to show up to a job and were told the following, how would you react and how would it make you feel?\u00a0 \u201cHere is your desk, now I want you to achieve the metric we spoke about in your interview\u201d.\u00a0 The Manager leaves you at your desk to fend for yourself.<\/p><p>I have personally experienced this in past employment. It made me feel like no one cared about my personal success, I did not feel valued. I also felt nervous, I had some working knowledge of the process, but I had no idea what I needed to do to achieve my goals.<\/p><p>With SOPs in place, new hires will know daily operations and how to be successful. Making procedures standard ensures your employees can help each other if someone has a question. When you give everyone the same information, you guarantee tasks are getting done correctly.<\/p><p>Think about recruiting for example, if there was no interview process template (SOP) to operate by, as a manager, you would not be able to gauge your employees\u2019 performance towards their goals. A SOP gives a set of measurable tasks that can be evaluated (audited) against.<\/p><p>SOPs will also help you stay compliant and in accordance with the Law, keeping you and your company out of legal trouble. Adherence to SOPs shouldn\u2019t be viewed as a hindrance but as a tool for identify training needs or parts of the process that may need reviewed.<\/p><p>SOPs are a very important part of how everyone operates day-to-day in any position.\u00a0 Even as a manager, if you aren&#8217;t sure of certain procedure steps, refer back to the set of SOPs you were given in your initial training. Even the most skilled people have to refer back to the basics.<\/p><p>Looking to change up your work environment? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amotecinc.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact us<\/a> today!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every organization needs to have Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in order to minimize the chaos of daily workloads and achieve proper quality of work. 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