A standard operating procedure (SOP) is a document that outlines how certain tasks or processes should be carried out within a company. Although SOPs can be used for a variety of purposes, the most effective ones share certain characteristics. Here, we have outlined these characteristics to help your team customize this SOP to meet the needs of various departments.

Post-mortem meetings provide a comprehensive view of projects, unlike other meetings in the project management process. By conducting regular post-mortem meetings after every project, you can build up institutional knowledge that can be used to create structured processes and improve team communication. This template can help you streamline future projects and enhance organizational learning. By using this template, you can improve the effectiveness of your post-mortem meetings and gain valuable insights into your projects.

This template offers a comprehensive approach to organizing and tracking employee development and feedback. The goal of this system is to foster a sense of teamwork among employees, identify potential problems early on, and provide a consistent avenue for employees to share their thoughts on what is working well and what could be improved.

Workwell has created an app that helps to keep different communities connected, informed, and collaborative. To foster a similar sense of collaboration within their own team, they have created a set of levels for each role in the company. They have used a Notion board to list the skills needed for each level, and within those cards, they have included checklists to help team members master those skills. This system is shared with everyone in the company so that there is no confusion about what is required to reach a certain level. It is also used in performance reviews, 1-on-1 meetings, and career conversations to provide ongoing feedback and support. By providing a clear framework for growth, this system helps everyone in the company to understand their current standing and what they need to do to advance. You can use this system as a model to create a similar system for your own team.

Headspace's design system is a template that helps teams store and access shared design resources. The system is intended to serve as a single source of truth for teams, helping them maintain consistency and avoid duplicating work. By using the template, teams can ensure that they are always using the most up-to-date design resources.

Streamline your angel investing with this template. Consolidate all of your investments and retain valuable details for making sound decisions. Use it to manage your portfolio and coordinate your investment process.

At Notion, our culture is a reflection of our work and vice versa. Our careers page is tailored to highlight our commitment to empowering toolmakers and providing insight into daily life at our company. This template can be used to showcase all aspects of your company's culture and easily add and update job listings.

Growing sales teams need a lot of content to help them sell their product or service, including comparisons with competitors, product demos, packets for different use cases, and customer personas. Instead of using static PDF documents, a Notion page lets you add interactive elements like GIFs and videos to enhance the experience for your customers. The built-in formatting options, such as columns and headers, also ensure that your pages always look professional and well-organized. By using Notion, you can create engaging, dynamic content that will help your sales team succeed.

Clear ownership of projects leads to better organization. Our product and engineering teams use a simple template to ensure that our roster is always up to date. This also allows us to link different projects with the teams working on them.

XYZ is the leading digital optimization system. It provides insight to adapt experiences to each customer and gives teams a common lens into data. Avoid context switching and link directly to XYZ charts and data. Use this template to conduct context-driven A/B tests and close the loop between data, insight, and action.