What do you mean by "SOP" and its benefits?

SOP stand for "Standard Operating Procedure".

Benefits:

*** Give directions, that how to perform certain tasks.

***  Help In Maintaining the quality of work.

***  Reduce the chances of mistakes.

*** Save time & help new employees to be familiar with work.

*** Customer satisfaction

This is the 'User manual' for the company. It should contain the procedures for all business activities. The SOP is the key to standardised business practices and the path to improvement. 

Main goal of any process is to carry out specific activities in a particular fashion - smoothly, hazzel free and least scope for ambiguity. A proper design and continues review of a SOP would act as check and balance tool.

I agree with Terrence Walmsley and would add that SOP also serves as tool for monitoring and control of operations.

 SOP means standard operating procedures and its benefits are amense. As when these procedures are set we only have to do the implementation part and we have clear guidelines to follow.

SOP is a set of step-by-step instructions compiled by an organization to help its employees to carry out the routine operations to achieve efficiency, quality output, time saving, increasing profitability, reduction of risks and uniformity of performance, while reducing miscommunication. Each employee will understand what he has to perform. Management [or] external consultant shall be compiling the instructions and fine tuned [or] revised periodically. 

Standard operating procedures (SOPs) are written instructions intended to document how to perform a routine activity. Five benefits are listed below

1-      Reduced learning curve/training time for new employees

2-      Ensured business continuity

3-      Standardized processes

4-      Delegating tasks becomes a no-brainer

5-      Ensure that your clients are getting the best possible experience with you .

 

 

A standard operating procedure, or SOP, is a set of step-by-step instructions compiled by an organization to help workers carry out routine operations. SOPs aim to achieve efficiency, quality output and uniformity of performance, while reducing miscommunication and failure to comply with industry regulations.

standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) provide benefits to any organization that incorporates them and ensures that they are kept up to date. The initial preparation of SOPs could be time consuming, but the long term return on investment (ROI) is well worth the effort.

The high level benefits of SOPs include the following: minimizing learning downtime, ensuring understanding of the role, ensuring consistency in the performance of duties.

Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) manual

 

it helps employees to carry out the routine operations to achieve efficiency, quality output, time saving, increasing profitability, reduction of risks and uniformity of performance.

Standard Operating procedure- shows the approved path to be followed to achieve the output in line with corporate policies.