Fix your SOPs
Any well-written process will have 3 chinks in its armour . This Chrome Extension is the solution to all of them.
The Gear chrome extension
Why SOPs Fail!
If you are reading this, you probably already know why companies should use SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures). But have you ever noticed why they fail?
Even with a well-written, regularly updated, and available document containing all SOPs, people might still opt out of using it. Why?
In my experience, it has to do with what I call “The Plagues of Processes” and “The ABCs of SOPs”
- Awareness: Most of your colleagues won't know if an SOP exists for their current work.
- Barriers: Even if they know it exists, they might not know where to find it or what it is called!
- Change: And if they know it exists and they think they already know all the steps, they won’t check to see if an update/change has been made.
THE GEAR CHROME EXTENSION
The solution!
Gear might just be the solution to all these problems. Install Gear on Chrome, and Gear will function as a library for all SOPs. Gear will appear as a menu on the left side of your browser and fix these 3 plagues:
- The icon will let you know if a SOP is relevant for the current URL, you are on.
- Gear will then show you a list of relevant SOPs that pertains to the work you are currently doing.
- Gear will let you know if a SOP has been updated since the last time you read it and ask you to go and read the changes.
Awesome features
Relevance
Gear shows only relevant SOPs based on your current URL. The icon will change to let you know how many SOPs are available.
Notify with updates
If a Gear has been updated, it will notify all users the next time they visit the URL.
Search
Search through all gears by name or tag.
Library
Keep all your SOPs in the same place with a dashboard that lets you manage everything at once.
Shared responsibility
Let your colleagues help you keep the SOPs up to date.
Record new Gears
Instead of writing a new SOP, you can now record one. Gear will automatically detect clicks and write the process for you.