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Standard "Office" Procedure is not a standard acronym. SOP most commonly refers to Standard Operating Procedure. It's a document that you create to detail what actions need to take place to accomplish your goals. When writing one in the past I have started with a step by step description of my day. I revise on a continuous basis and rewrite completely every3 to6 months depending on changes in the environment. I find it's helpful to include appendices in the back of the document with pertinent references to the daily tasks. As a standard I create all of my primary SOPs in Word with quicklinks to internal places or external documents such as excel files, Outlook templates and Access databases. An SOP can be used in any environment where tasks are repeated on a daily basis. i.e. an office, a laboratory or a factory.
