MVP SOP

Colleagues,
 
Yesterday I shared our podcast production process, which relies heavily on SOPs.
 
SOP Benefits

1. Increase quality of results
2. Decrease effort and time
3. Decrease stress
4. Ensure compliance with policy
5. Improve safety

 
MVP Process for Writing a Procedure:

1. Name the SOP
2. Identify the priorities. Why write an SOP? How will you know if it is successful?
3. Identify the desired end point (when is the procedure complete?).
4. Identify the first step.
5. Map the A-B steps from the first one to the final outcome.
6. Implement, monitor, and adjust.

 

• Steps 1-5 should take a minimum amount of time. 
• The SOP doesn’t need to be good, just good enough to test. 
• Create a better procedure over time based on results

 
Our podcast editing SOP is three pages with eight steps that include about 50 sub steps!
 
It took Lance and I about three hours to write.
 
Every time he edits a podcast episode it saves me 60 minutes. More importantly, it provides peace of mind. Once I finish recording a show, I send one email and everything else gets done without any effort or care on my part.
 
To date, Lance has done about 20 episodes, so I have saved 17 hours – since January!
 
If you want more detailed instructions and an annotated example of an SOP, you can go to the resources page of my website here.
 
Cheers!
 
Frederick