{"id":1357,"date":"2020-09-14T12:18:45","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T12:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/collaboriscom.wpengine.com\/?p=1357"},"modified":"2024-08-06T12:53:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T12:53:58","slug":"standard-operating-procedures-a-complete-guide-scope-and-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/standard-operating-procedures-a-complete-guide-scope-and-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Standard Operating Procedures Guide \u2013 Scope and Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"\">Standard Operating Procedures Guide \u2013 Scope and Purpose<\/h1>\n<p style=\"\">Welcome back to the second in our <a href=\"#tve-jump-1912713bc44\" jump-animation=\"smooth\" style=\"outline: none;\">series of blogs<\/a> describing the Key elements in the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) lifecycle where we will consider what is the purpose of a SOP. Last time we introduced the \u2018SOP pie\u2019 to help us describe the main areas involved and a high level view of the lifecycle. This blog will dig further into the first slice of that pie &#8211; Scope &amp; Purpose.<\/p>\n<p><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The SOP Pie diagram highlighting the scope and purpose of a sop\" src=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/screen-shot-2015-09-14-at-13-35-01.png\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 595 \/ 375;\" width=\"595\" height=\"375\" data-width=\"595\" data-height=\"375\" data-init-width=\"595\" data-init-height=\"375\" title=\"The SOP Pie\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Before we move on let&#8217;s just remind ourselves at a high level what a Standard Operating Procedure is:<\/h4>\n<p><em>Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are detailed written instructions to achieve uniformity of the performance of a specific function. These can be used to satisfy compliance requirements, mitigate health and safety risk, improve quality or simply to work in a consistent and efficient manner throughout an organisation.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"\"><span>Scope and Purpose of your SOP<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>When thinking about the Scope and Purpose of a SOP, the first thing to understand is whether this is an update to existing SOP or a totally new SOP.<\/p>\n<p>There is no point in reinventing the wheel when a simple review and refresh may do the job. Then ask yourself some simple questions on <strong>Scope<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"\"><span style=\"\">Where is the SOP to be used and where is it not applicable, e.g. area, process, department, stage?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\"><span style=\"\">Who is the SOP for and aimed at, e.g. Operator, Manager, QA person?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\"><span style=\"\">Are there any specific limitations or exceptions that need to be called out?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"\">There are similar types of questions on&nbsp;<strong>Purpose<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"\"><span style=\"\">Why is the SOP required, e.g. to give guidance to staff, to meet legislation, to remove reliance on \u2018expert\u2019 staff.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\"><span style=\"\">What problem will it solve and what does it need to achieve? E.g. Prevent accidents, Improve efficiency, increase accuracy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once we have a clear answer to those questions, we need to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"\"><strong>Write them down<\/strong> &#8211; Every SOP should have within it a Scope section and a Purpose section at the top. These can be one combined section or separate sections, it really doesn\u2019t matter. What does matter is that the information you have gathered in answering those questions and any other information you deem as pertinent to your situation, is documented here. The only extra tip here is to make it clear, ensure all points are covered, but don\u2019t make it into &#8216;War and Peace&#8217; otherwise it will just get ignored.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"\"><strong>Use them as the Foundation of the SOP<\/strong> &#8211; This information should be used as the bed rock of your SOP. At each step of creating the SOP you need to check back against these original statements of Purpose and Scope\u2026..If you do find differences it might be that you have wondered \u2018off piste\u2019 to an area you shouldn\u2019t be covering, however it could just as easily be that your Scope and Purpose were slightly wrong to begin with and need to be tweaked along the way.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That\u2019s just about it on our<span> Scope and Purpose<\/span>. Hopefully that has helped you on your way in the first step of creating SOP. Look out for the next series which will cover the <span>Audience and Author<\/span> considerations<\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sop_guide_ebook.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1377000\" width=\"204\" data-init-width=\"381\" height=\"250\" data-init-height=\"467\" title=\"sop_guide_ebook\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sop_guide_ebook.png\" data-link-wrap=\"true\" data-width=\"204\" data-height=\"250\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 381 \/ 467;\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"\">Get your free Standard Operating Procedures guide<\/h3>\n<p style=\"\">Creating Standard Operating Procedures for your organisation doesn&#8217;t have to be complicated. This guide will introduce you to the whole lifecycle from creation to training and distribution.<\/p>\n<p>__CONFIG_colors_palette__{&#8220;active_palette&#8221;:0,&#8221;config&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;9296b&#8221;:{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Main Accent&#8221;,&#8221;parent&#8221;:-1}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]},&#8221;palettes&#8221;:[{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Default Palette&#8221;,&#8221;value&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;9296b&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;var(&#8211;tcb-color-7)&#8221;}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]},&#8221;original&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;9296b&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(19, 114, 211)&#8221;,&#8221;hsl&#8221;:{&#8220;h&#8221;:210,&#8221;s&#8221;:0.83,&#8221;l&#8221;:0.45,&#8221;a&#8221;:1}}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]}}]}__CONFIG_colors_palette__ <a href=\"\"><span style=\"\">    <\/span> <span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><strong><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Get your free eBook<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/ebooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"outline: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">See all of our free eBooks<\/a><\/p>\n<h6>Other articles in the series:<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/standard-operating-procedures-a-complete-guide-scope-and-purpose\/\"><\/a><a href=\"\/standard-operating-procedures-a-complete-guide\/\" style=\"outline: none;\">\ufeff\ufeffIntroduction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/standard-operating-procedures-a-complete-guide-scope-and-purpose\/\" style=\"outline: none;\">Scope and \ufeff\ufeffPurpose<\/a>&nbsp;(this post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/standard-operating-procedures-a-complete-guide-audience-and-authors\/\" style=\"outline: none;\">Audience and Authors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/standard-operating-procedures-a-complete-guide-4-format-writing-style\/\" style=\"outline: none;\">Format and Writing Style<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/standard-operating-procedures-a-complete-guide-test-adjust\/\">Test and Adjust<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/standard-operating-procedures-a-complete-guide-distribute-train\/\">Distribute &amp; 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