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Checklist
Definition
A checklist is a simple list of items or steps to be verified or completed, used to prevent omissions in routine or critical tasks.
——In depth
A checklist breaks a task into discrete, tickable items so nothing is forgotten. It is the lightest-weight form of process documentation and works because human memory is unreliable under pressure or repetition.
Checklists are most valuable for tasks that are both important and easy to skip a step on — onboarding a customer, closing out a job, or shipping an order. They complement SOPs, which explain how, where a checklist confirms what.
↳From theory to traction
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