SOP Lifecycle Governance: Draft Through Retirement
Defines the full lifecycle every SOP moves through — draft, review, approval, publication, and retirement — and who holds authority at each gate.
Why This Matters
An SOP with no defined lifecycle drifts: drafts sit unapproved, published versions go stale, and nobody formally retires what should have been replaced years ago. A named lifecycle with gatekeepers is what keeps the library trustworthy enough that a manager can act on any document in it without double-checking.
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