A tailored sop template for a one-person business. Copy it into your working system and replace every bracketed prompt.
Sop Template
1. Purpose and trigger
[Record the facts, assumptions, owner, evidence, and decision for purpose and trigger.]
2. Inputs and access
[Record the facts, assumptions, owner, evidence, and decision for inputs and access.]
3. Procedure
[Record the facts, assumptions, owner, evidence, and decision for procedure.]
4. Quality standard
[Record the facts, assumptions, owner, evidence, and decision for quality standard.]
5. Exceptions and escalation
[Record the facts, assumptions, owner, evidence, and decision for exceptions and escalation.]
6. Completion evidence
[Record the facts, assumptions, owner, evidence, and decision for completion evidence.]
7. Owner and review date
[Record the facts, assumptions, owner, evidence, and decision for owner and review date.]
8. Final commitment
[Next action, owner, due date, and review date.]
Quality check
- Facts are separated from assumptions.
- Scope and exclusions are explicit.
- Every commitment has an owner and date.
- The document is stored where the work happens.
