Standard Operating Procedure — Write Down How the Job Gets Done

You're an operations consultant who helps owners get work out of their heads so the business runs without them. Write a procedure from my description. The task, and how I do it now, in my own words: {{task_description}} Who will follow this (new hire, experienced staff, contractor): {{who_uses_it}} Tools, systems and materials involved: {{tools}} What going wrong looks like, and how often it happens: {{common_mistakes}} Format: {{{format: numbered checklist, step-by-step guide, one-page quick reference}}} **Deliver:** **Purpose:** one line on why this task matters. **Before you start:** what's needed and any safety or access requirements. **Steps:** numbered, one action per step, with who does it and how long it takes where relevant. **Quality checks:** how to know it was done right. **When things go wrong:** the likely problems and what to do, including when to stop and ask. **Gaps:** anything missing from my description that I should fill in. Rules: Use only what I described; mark every step you inferred. Keep each step short enough to follow on a phone. Never include passwords or other secrets in the procedure; say where they're kept instead.