Process, Procedure or Policy

Differences between Process, Procedures and PoliciesProcesses, procedures and policies are the guidelines that a company follows to make sure they are operating in a way that is both effective and safe. Every business needs them, however, sometimes it can be confusing as to where one starts and another ends. Often businesses muddle up their use […]

The Shortcut in SharePoint Policy Management

The Shortcut in Policy Management with your version of SharePointWorking within policy management or compliance teams in large or complex organisations can bring with it many challenges. Not least of which is making sure your business keeps pace with the ever-changing policy, regulation and compliance landscape. Where do you feel the pain?Take any one of […]

SOPs Manual

Benefits of having a SOPs manualHaving a SOPs manual will help you have a systematic approach to your work. This will ensure that you are always following the same procedures for every single task or project. A SOP manual is an important document for any business. This is because it provides guidelines on how to do […]

SOP Manual

Standard Operating Procedures ManualStandard Operating Procedures (SOPs) can be the key to ensuring regulatory compliance. In this free SOP manual we have summarized the creation process of Standard Operating Procedures into six main parts: In each stage, we concentrate on the key elements, and identify some of the pitfalls and areas to focus on. Technology, […]

Using a basic SharePoint workflow to approve a policy change

Using a basic SharePoint workflow to approve a policy changeSharePoint approval workflows can be used for a variety of different purposes. In this post I’m going to show how a SharePoint Policy Approval workflow can be used when a document / policy or procedure is changed.What is SharePoint workflow?Workflows help encourage collaboration on items, documents […]

Manage your Policy Management Lifecycle in SharePoint

Manage your Policy Management Lifecycle in SharePointIf you are one of the many policy management professionals who have been tasked with improving the policy management lifecycle in your organization, then this post will give you some insight into why SharePoint is a cool choice! Firstly, I am a big fan of SharePoint and I also […]

Standard Operating Procedures – A complete guide! – Distribute & Train

Standard Operating Procedures – A complete guide! – Distribute & TrainWelcome back to the 6th in our series of blogs describing the Key elements in the SOP lifecycle. So far we have introduced the ‘SOP pie’ and worked through all the way to having our SOP ready and tested in order to start the roll […]

5 Reasons to use SharePoint for Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Management

5 Reasons to use SharePoint for Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) ManagementIt is fair to say that with the highly regulated world we live in, for many industries, a good Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) management system and approach is the key to achieving regulatory compliance. When people are looking to implement or improve their SOP management system, […]

Five ways to improve internal communications in your organisation

Five ways to improve internal communications in your organisationSpeak to the HR or Marketing department of most companies and they will tell you the importance they place on good internal communications. Every organisation values how it speaks to its own staff, and trumpets the methods it uses to give people a voice. Yet despite these best […]

Standard Operating Procedures – A complete guide! – Review & Update

Standard Operating Procedures – A complete guide! – SOP Review ProcessWelcome back to the 7th and final blog on the ‘SOP Pie’. This series of blogs has described the key elements in the SOP lifecycle. Up to now we have been through the who, what and why’s of our SOP, followed by some fine tuning […]