How Ready Is Your Organization to Actually Execute Its SOPs?

This 3–4 minute assessment identifies gaps in governance, execution, change management, and training alignment — and shows where operational risk is quietly accumulating.

SOP Readiness & Execution Check (3–4 minutes)

If you’re responsible for SOPs, you already know the hard part isn’t “having documents.” It’s making sure procedures are usable, controlled, and actually followed — and that training and support materials stay aligned when things change.

This assessment isn’t a gimmick. It asks the questions most organizations eventually must answer to make SOPs truly operational. It takes just a few minutes — and gives you a clear picture of your SOP maturity and operational risk.

In less than 5 minutes, you’ll get clarity on:

• Where your SOP system is strong vs fragile
• Whether procedures actually drive consistent execution
• How well training, job aids, and SOPs stay aligned
• Where growth, turnover, or change will break things first

1. Is there a defined, organization-wide standard for how SOPs are structured and written?
1. Is there a defined, organization-wide standard for how SOPs are structured and written?
2. Is there a defined process for creating, reviewing, approving, and revising SOPs?
Defined, enforced, and auditable
4. When someone writes a new SOP, how do they know how to write it?
5. How would you describe the current state of your SOPs?
6. SOPs in your organization are written primarily for:
7. How often do people ask where to find the correct procedure?
8. When someone performs a task, what do they usually rely on?
9. How often do errors occur because a step was missed or done out of sequence?
10. Are your procedures supported by visual aids, checklists, or work instructions?
11. Do outdated instructions ever remain in circulation?
12. How do you determine that someone is qualified to perform a task?
13. Is your training directly tied to your SOPs?
14. How long does it typically take a new employee to become fully productive?
15. When an SOP changes, what else gets updated?
16. If your organization doubled in size or locations, SOP quality would:
17. Procedures in your organization are:
18. How well do your procedures support consistent execution across people, shifts, and sites?