Standard Operating Procedures for Your SOPs

Develop effective standard operating procedures for research administration with practical guidance on SOP writing, governance, version control, review, approval, and lifecycle management to improve consistency, usability, and process quality.

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About this Webinar

This webinar explores how research administration offices can create, manage, and maintain effective standard operating procedures. Learn how to distinguish SOPs from policies, work instructions, and job aids; determine when an SOP is the right tool; and write procedures that are clear, usable, and appropriately detailed. The webinar also addresses governance, ownership, review, approval, version control, communication, and retirement of SOPs. Drawing on research administration examples and process-improvement principles, the webinar emphasizes that SOPs should support consistency without becoming static.

Release Date: November 5, 2026

Language Availability: English

Suggested Audiences: Compliance Officers, IACUC Administrators, IRB Administrators, Research Administrators

Organizational Subscription Price: Included as part of an annual subscription to our All Access Webinar Package
Independent Learner Price: $49 per person


Webinar Content

Standard Operating Procedures for Your SOPs

Presented by: Sarah Milligan, MPA, CRA - Attain Partners

Learning Objectives:

  • Differentiate SOPs from policies, work instructions, job aids, and other procedural documentation
  • Identify the essential elements of an effective SOP and apply process-improvement principles
  • Describe a governance process for developing, reviewing, approving, publishing, revising, and retiring SOPs
  • Evaluate strategies for maintaining an accessible, current, and trustworthy SOP program

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 22277 (English)


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