Desk Top Procedure - Definition

[AndyN]

In Reply to Parent Post by Stijloor

What I found while Googling:

A desktop procedure manual describes in detail each basic task and procedure needed to accomplish a specific job effectively and accurately. It assures consistency of task performance and allows you to make employees accountable for reliable results.

Stijloor.

That definition could be used universally, not just for 'desk top procedures' - whatever they are

Sounds like some bureacracy someone started a while ago (as was alluded to previously)

[Caster]

In Reply to Parent Post by Greg Castle

This is a Document Control question. I am trying to determine what "desk top procedure" means in the following statement. All types of quality documentation, except desk top procedures, must be archived by the DC coordinator.

Could it be someone trying to weasel out of controlling their departmental procedures?

They can call it anything they want, the acid test for control is "if you did not have it, would it matter?"

If they say it wouldn't matter, destroy it right then and there. That usually surfaces the truth real quick.

It may be time to review the reasons for control so people understand the benefits.

Perhaps also look at your system, does it impose such burdens that people don't want to use it?

I went down a similar road here with "desk procedures don't require control" - tearing up the purchasing "desk procedure" put an end to that.

Good luck!