Write Effective and User-Friendly Policies and Procedures
How to Write Policies and Procedures provides procedure writing tips and related information. It is useful to any individual or project focused on developing well-written, user-friendly policies and procedures. Written by procedure writers from Bizmanualz, this guide is a must-read for anyone looking to start writing or revising their policies and procedures.
The 46-page procedures writing guide (e-book, download only) covers, in general terms, topics related to planning, design, development and implementation of any policy and procedure. Topics covered include communications, responsibilities, usage, style, format, distribution, and revision and updates.
The procedure guide also includes important commentaries about planning, writing, communicating and using policies and procedures. This section covers topics like avoiding procedure writing errors, writing procedures for results and encouraging the use of procedures. The procedure guide concludes with an annotated example of an an actual procedure (vendor selection) from our Accounting Policies Procedures Manual.
The Procedure Writing Guide Covers the Following Topics
- Business Process Quality
- Purpose of a Policies and Procedures Manual
- Who Should Use The Policies and Procedures Manual
- Responsibility for Preparing the Manual
- Content of the Manual
- Sources of Information for the Manual
- Communication and Addressing Your Audience
- Organizing Your Thoughts
- Outlining Technique
- Defining the Format and Organization of Your Manual
- Procedures Format
- Authorization
- Production and Distribution
- Revising and Updating Policies/Procedures
- Sources of Additional Information
In addition, How to Write Policies and Procedures includes a section titled "Useful Tips & Information for Policies and Procedures Development" This section covers topics like:
- What's the difference Between Policies and Procedures
- Seven C's to Avoid Procedure Writing Errors
- How to Start Writing Policies and Procedures
- How to Write Procedures to Increase Control
- Writing Procedures for Results
- Who are Procedures Written For
- Top 7 Methods to Empower Employees
- How to Encourage the Use of Procedures
- Management Commitment: The Key to Getting Procedures Used
The Procedure Writing Guide also includes a sample procedure (Vendor Selection) annotated to highlight important elements. The vendor selection procedure is included in our Accounting Procedures Manual.
Buy this procedure writing guide today and speed up your policies and procedures project. You can also download the table of contents as a PDF file.
