ABSTRACT
Who writes SOPs? In the discussions of the foundations of developing and writing SOPs covered in Section 1, the idea of the SOP author being guided by the SOP of SOPs and the SOP template was introduced. Who is this author of the SOPs in an organization? The original writer should be someone from within a department function, but this person should be assisted and supported by staff from the group responsible for cross-functional oversight of SOPs and the controlled document system-which we have been referring to as the Controlled Document group. This chapter will identify qualities that identify good candidates for authors from a functional group and touch on how the Controlled Document group can support their efforts.
