Writing Concisely: Uproot the Weeds, Let Flowers Bloom Would you agree that language is elastic? One can convey the same message by using fewer or more words. For example: During the war in 1942, the U.S. government planned to issue the following blackout order [Note 1]: “Such preparations shall be made as will completely obscure […]
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Improving the Quality of SOPs With a Simple but Powerful Tool: A Checklist How do you review SOPs in your organization? I have often seen people reviewing draft SOPs and giving a few initial comments in the first round of the review process, but then coming up with a few more new comments in the
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Four Best Writing Practices for High-quality SOPs By putting yourself in users’ shoes for a few minutes, you should be able to get a sense of the constraints they face while dealing with SOPs: shortage of time, too many SOPs to read, fear of noncompliance, urge to take shortcuts, impatience, and so on. How do
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What Do We Mean By “High-quality SOPs”? “Quality is more important than quantity,” said Steve Jobs. Unfortunately, when it comes to SOPs, quantity trumps quality. Under the pressure of regulations, most organizations end up creating hundreds of SOPs, often without paying equal attention to the quality of these documents. But if you care about the
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How Human Tragedies Led to GMP and SOPs In today’s world, it’s unthinkable not to have GMP and SOPs if your organization is engaged in activities that affect human health. But where did it all begin? Why so much emphasis on SOPs in the regulations by FDA, EU and WHO? To answer this question, taking
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