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Standard operating procedure (SOP) template
Origin: ISO 9001 quality-management documentation and FDA GMP practice.
Start from this templateFree, no account needed. The blank is written with guidance in each section, ready to fill in.
Sections
- Purpose
- Scope
- Roles
- Definitions
- Procedure steps
- Quality checks
- References
- Revision history
How a tough reader scores it
When you score a draft against this format, the Critic evaluates this SOP. The weights add up to 100; the fixes for the weakest criteria arrive as cards in the editor.
| Criterion | Weight |
|---|---|
| A new person could follow it with no help | 30 |
| One action per step, in correct order | 20 |
| Roles clear at each step | 15 |
| Exceptions and error handling covered | 15 |
| Version control and owner present | 10 |
| Scope explicit | 10 |
How it works in SecondPen.ai
Open the template and the editor writes the blank once, with a line of guidance under each heading that you delete as you fill it in. Write your abstract and the editor names the format it reads like. Ask for a document with a slash command and it offers to start from the matching format. When the draft is ready, the Critic scores it against the criteria above, the way this format's toughest reader would, and the three highest-leverage fixes become Editor cards.
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