Start with the real constraint
The aim is not a giant manual. It is continuity when the owner is unavailable.
Rule, tool, or judgment?
Drafting tools can help structure notes, but it cannot decide which undocumented judgment is important without the owner.
A practical first pass
- Record one real workweek, not an ideal process.
- Mark recurring decisions and their inputs.
- Separate rules from judgment calls.
- Assign an owner and review date to each critical process.
What good looks like
A useful solution has one owner, a clear input, a visible result, and a safe stopping point. It should reduce effort or uncertainty without hiding a new risk. Test the smallest version in real work, keep the evidence, and expand only when the result repeats.