Deliverable Length: 4-6 paragraphs

The discussion assignment for this week will be about finding an appropriate format for writing a procedures manual for a set of business processes or procedures. Proper execution of processes or procedures may be dependent upon a properly constructed procedures manual.

Careers exist in technical writing to accomplish this very goal. Procedures manuals may also serve as a reference guide once the staff member has mastered the how-to portion. The audience for the procedures manual ranges from novice, for someone with very little background information, to experienced, for those who want a quick refresher on a certain process or procedure.

Think about a process or procedures manual you have found helpful in the past to serve as a guide.

Complete the following for this assignment:

Research the library and the Internet for information on suggested guidelines and templates for organizing a procedures manual.

Select 1 set of guidelines or template that you think will be most appropriate for developing a procedures manual for a business process or set of procedures of your choosing.

Provide a summary of the selected guidelines.

Describe how you will adapt this to develop your procedures manual in the next assignments.

Discuss the strengths of the selected guidelines for providing the information that various audiences will require.

Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with a reply of at least 100 words.

What did you learn from your classmate's posting?

What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?

What clarification do you need regarding the posting?

What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates' postings?