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Process Documentation and Training

Document how the work gets done.

I help organizations document and standardize their processes and train their teams to follow them consistently, through visual SOPs, workflow documentation, systems annotations and training materials.

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Services

Visual standard operating procedures

Step-by-step SOPs built around flowcharts, screenshots and checklists, so a new team member can follow the work without asking.

Workflow and process documentation

Process maps and written procedures that capture how work moves between people, systems and handoffs.

Systems and software annotations

Annotated screenshots and visual guides showing how internal systems and tools are used, one click at a time.

Training materials

Training guides, job aids and short instructional videos for onboarding and ongoing skills development.

Work samples

One process, documented four ways.

These samples follow a single everyday process, vendor invoice approval, so you can see how the map, the procedure, the annotated screen and the training aid fit together. They are illustrative examples I built to show the format, not client work.

Fig. A · Process map

StartReceive invoiceAP clerkMatches PO?Code and routeAP clerkApproved?Schedule paymentAP clerkRequest correctionAP clerkReturn with reasonApproverRecord and archiveAP clerkEndYesNoYesNoSample process map. Illustrative example, not a client process.

Sample SOP · Vendor invoice approval

Purpose: Make sure every vendor invoice is checked, approved and paid accurately and on time. Scope: Starts when an invoice arrives. Ends when it is archived.

StepActionOwnerToolNotes
1Receive the invoice and log it in the AP register.AP clerkAP inbox, registerLog within 1 business day.
2Match the invoice to the purchase order and receiving record.AP clerkPO systemCheck vendor, amount, quantity.
3Decision: if it matches, go to step 5. If not, go to step 4.AP clerkPO systemSee flowchart, diamond 1.
4Request a corrected invoice from the vendor, then return to step 1.AP clerkEmail templateRecord the request date.
5Enter the cost coding and route to the approver.AP clerkAP systemFig. B, callouts 1 to 3.
6Review the invoice and approve or return it with a reason.ApproverAP systemFig. B, callouts 4 and 5.
7Schedule payment, then record and archive the approved invoice.AP clerkAP systemFile with PO and approval record.

Quality checklist

  • ☐ Vendor, amount and quantity match the PO.
  • ☐ Cost coding is complete for every line.
  • ☐ Approval is recorded before payment is scheduled.
  • ☐ Invoice, PO and approval are filed together.

Fig. B · Annotated screen

Invoice ApprovalVendorSample Vendor Co.Invoice no.INV-10482PO no.PO-22911Line itemCost codeAmountPrinting services4100 - Printing$1,240.003Delivery4200 - Freight$85.00Total$1,325.002CommentsAdd a note for the approver or the AP team4ReturnApprove5

What each callout means

  1. 1Confirm the vendor name and invoice number match the PO.
  2. 2Check the invoice total against the PO total.
  3. 3Select the cost code for each line item.
  4. 4Add a comment if anything needs explaining.
  5. 5Approve, or Return with a reason. Never leave an invoice pending.

Illustrative screen with invented data, built to show the annotation style.

Fig. C · Quick-reference job aid

Approving an invoice in 5 steps

  1. Open the invoice from your approval queue.
  2. Check the vendor, total and PO number.
  3. Confirm the cost codes look right.
  4. Add a comment if anything needs explaining.
  5. Select Approve, or Return with a reason.

Stop and escalate if

The total does not match the PO, the vendor is not on the approved list, or you did not expect the purchase.

Fig. D · Training module outline

Invoice approval: a 15-minute module

  • Objective: Approvers can review and approve an invoice correctly without help.
  • Walkthrough (5 min): The process map and the annotated screen.
  • Practice (6 min): Two sample invoices, one that matches and one that does not.
  • Check (3 min): Three questions on when to approve, return or escalate.
  • Take-away: The one-page job aid.

The same content can be delivered as a short instructional video.

Free download

A ready-to-use SOP template.

The same structure I use on client work, as a branded PDF you can print or fill in. It has sections for purpose, scope, roles, a process map, a step-by-step procedure table, a quality checklist, escalation rules and revision history. Free to use and adapt for your own organization.

  • —Title block with owner, version and review date
  • —Roles and responsibilities table
  • —Space for your process map
  • —Step table with owner, tool and notes
  • —Quality checklist and escalation table
  • —Revision history

How a project runs

Step 1

Scope

A short call to agree what is being documented, who will use it and the format.

Step 2

Observe and map

I walk through the work with the people who do it and map each step and decision.

Step 3

Draft and review

You get a draft SOP, flowchart and checklist to review, with changes made until it is accurate.

Step 4

Hand off

Final files in editable formats, plus a short guide to keeping them up to date.

Deliverables are agreed up front and handed over as editable files, with the source flowcharts, so your team can keep them current.

Get in touch

Tell me what needs documenting

A short conversation is enough to scope a project and agree what you will receive.