Setting Company Design Standards

摘要

When a company sets up standards for the way work is to be done, there is a consistency that can be counted on for items such as where files are located and how they are named or numbered. There is efficiency as to who is responsible for what work, and how that work will be carried out. There is predictability as to what information will be provided at the input and output of projects, when and how ECOs will be carried out, and the ability to re-use information from one job to another. When departments have procedures, time is used in a more productive manner instead of performing redundant work. Having standards reduces frustration and encourages groups working together.rnAdditionally, standards provide for good interaction between people. They are extremely useful for new employees who come into a company and need to know the accepted procedures of that company. They are also very useful when we need to get work done outside the company. They are also excellent for having people within the company use common information instead of feeling they need to create their own.