How do you measure the effectiveness of operations manuals and other procedures documents?

When reviewing an organisation’s procedures documents, there are a number of key factors we look at. These relate to the value of the document itself, how it is structured and the clarity of the content (i.e. the words and sentences).

One way to rate these factors is by a simple red, amber, green traffic light system. Using this approach means the key areas of concern can be highlighted to everyone involved in the project. Red indicates an area of high concern, amber indicates medium concern and green indicates no change is needed. Here is an example below:

How do you assess organisational operations and procedures documents?

Your online grammar reference guide

We’ve added a link on our Web site that will take you to the online grammar reference guide offered by Grammar to Go.

Built for business, Grammar to Go is your personal grammar specialist, ready to answer your questions wherever and whenever they arise.

It is very popular with professionals who spend their valuable time correcting errors in English before they can review reports and other documents.

How much time do you imagine is wasted on this? 

17 days to better grammar

You can sign up for a free piece of expert advice in writing skills every day for 17 days. It’s a great way to check your knowledge of correct English.

Cherryleaf launches new course on editing and proofreading


We’ve just introduced a new classroom training course on editing and proofreading.

This course is aimed at individuals who have to create text and documents as part of their day to day work. They are not professional copywriters but may be called upon to provide reports, leaflets, instructions, fliers or web copy as part of their daily activities. This course covers the basic principles of providing coherent and engaging writing – and how to check its suitability for purpose and accuracy.

See our “Editing and Proofreading Course” Web page for more details.