May 21, 2009   Nine Tips for Standardizing Business Processes
Clear, consistent processes are imperative for a successful
business. Standardized processes help you better manage the
quality of your offerings, reliably meet deadlines, easily train
and integrate new people, and effectively adapt your processes
as your business grows.  The best processes are defined by
employees doing the actual work. By tasking your employees to
map out processes, you not only get the most productive
workflows in place you build morale as employees get a hand in
shaping your organization’s infrastructure.  The following tips
can help your organization establish best practices for any
process. The goal is to break down a relatively detailed and
complex set of actions into easy-to-understand steps.  1.
Identify process goals and requirements.  Be clear on why you
are creating this process. What do you hope to accomplish both
tangibly (in the form of deliverables) and strategically (in
terms of business success)? What marker will