Management Procedures Usability ? How to Improve

Are your people consistently following your procedures? Each year, organizations lose thousands of dollars through common mistakes and lapses in usability. But what does that mean for business owners and executives?

Ask yourself:

? Are your required actions described thoroughly and accurately, or are the details left open to interpretation?

? Is your content consistent and complete, or are your writers leaving gaps no one has noticed?

? Are revisions controlled, or are different people using different versions?

? Are your procedures compliant with regulations? Are you sure?

? Are all documents written to produce clear, measurable results?

If you're unsure about any of the answers to these questions, there is good news: you can make your procedures clear and complete without combing through all of them yourself line by line. You have invested in your procedures; now ensure you are communicating clear expectations, and your professionalism, with the best tools possible.

Strengthen Your Management Procedures' Documents

With a technical writing review, professional technical writers can review and edit your documents. Methodologies have been developed and used by experienced technical writers to strengthen policies and procedures, so you can put efficiency and expertise to work saving you time and hassle. You can eliminate the costly professional headache of poorly written management procedures.

Get the Help and Reap the Rewards:

? Easy upgrades to your documents

? Increased clarity for your written procedures

? Expert objective commentary on your documents

? Fast results to model other procedures

? Convenient tech writers at your service

? Detailed grammar and language correction

If your policies and procedures are incomplete, outdated or inconsistent, then you are probably not driving the performance improvement you intended. But no matter what your worst procedure headache is, you can eliminate your lapses in usability now and improve to "best practices" standards.

Chris Anderson has over 18 years of sales, marketing and business management experience producing the business process design, software and systems engineering. He is also co-author of policies and procedures manual products, producing the layout, process design and implementation of the information to increase performance. He is currently the Managing Director of Bizmanualz, Inc. Visit: http://www.bizmanualz.com

In The News:


pen paper and inkwell


cat break through


The Challenges of Human Resource Management

IntroductionThe role of the Human Resource Manager is evolving with... Read More

Top 7 Methods to Empower Employees

How many times have you asked someone to do something... Read More

Sexual Harassment Policy Guidelines Part I

Sexual Harassment Policy Guidelines ? Part IPermission is hereby granted... Read More

Unveiling the Value of Your Expertise

All of us have knowledge, expertise, and experience that others... Read More

Power of Pinpointing Accountability

I have always said that if I were to write... Read More

Effective Meetings by Phone - Part 1, How to Plan a Teleconference

Teleconferences can be a boon or a bust. On the... Read More

Get Meeting off To a Great Start

When asked what part of their job they find a... Read More

Seven Cs to Avoid Procedure Writing Errors

You do your best to make sure your organization is... Read More

You Cant Not Communicate

Most of us would like to be better communicators. As... Read More

Character: Is It Necessary In Leadership? (Part One)

We know character when we see it, but what exactly... Read More

Lessons From Innovative Companies

What do the companies 3M, Polaroid, and Walt Disney have... Read More

Making Meetings Work

We have all attended meetings that were boring, mindless and... Read More

Why I always Keep my Promises

Integrity is very important to me, and I try hard... Read More

Retaining An Expert -- What Every Business Owner Needs To Know

As an entrepreneur, hiring an expert can be one of... Read More

Think Before You Talk

What you say to other people can make or break... Read More

Do You Need a Personal Assistant?

It's great to be multi-skilled?be able to type your own... Read More

Two Critical Success Factors in an ITIL Implementation

Any IT manager who wants to pursue the IT Service... Read More

Understanding Every Aspect of Your Organization

GET TO KNOW YOUR ORGANIZATION: If you don't understand an... Read More

Its All In The Systems

Have you ever noticed french fries taste the same at... Read More

Keeping Meetings On Track

We all have been in meetings with certain people who... Read More

What Every HR Manager Should Know About Hiring Productive Employees

The characteristics of job applicants have a strong influence on... Read More

Nine Vital Lessons For Avoiding Training Fads That Waste Time, Money and Enthusiasm

Unfortunately, at least two thirds of much of the training... Read More

Business Innovation ? Tacit Knowledge

Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More

Employee Discipline: How to Nip Problems in the Bud

Are you uncomfortable with delivering disciplinary action, even involving employees... Read More

Are You the Culprit?

Are you a business, non-profit or association manager who pretty... Read More

Project Management - Its Just A Button

I once worked with a developer who showed up at... Read More

Improvements In A Large Public Electric Utility In South America

The company decided to develop and implement an improvement program.... Read More

The 20/60/20 Rule Of Leadership. Dont Go Solving The Wrong Problems

Several decades ago, a passenger jet approached a Florida airport... Read More

Dont Hire Squirrels to be Your Top Dogs

Bad hiring decisions cost organizations, both in dollars and lost... Read More

Increasing the Return on Your Training Investment

Insightful leaders and organizations recognize that training is a valuable... Read More

Outsourced Learning: Are You Ready for Learning BPO?

As the business world enters a period of hyper-competitiveness, every... Read More

Basic Management Skills

Recent studies have shown that industrial supervisors are working at... Read More

Delegation Obstructions

OBSTRUCTIONS: 1. Staff deficiencies. Lack of confidence in employees quite... Read More