Digital checklists allow employees to use desktop or mobile devices to document and track tasks completed throughout the workday. The end result is aggregated, at-a-glance documentation of key operational and compliance activities available at the touch of a button. Administrators and leaders are empowered to create, deploy, and track daily checklists, and employees receive clear, timely, and up-to-date information about on-the-job expectations, both “required” and optional.

Operational checklists are completely customizable. And because checklists often build on safety and compliance standards within an industry, organizations can often build on industry-specific checklists. For example, in the quick service food and restaurant industry, the following checklists might make a great starting point for streamlining and digitizing important daily procedures and processes:

• Opening and closing rituals
• Daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning checks
• Food temperature checks
• Inventory checks
• Facility checks
• Health and safety standards for personnel

Temporarily, organizations also might benefit from COVID-19-related checklists for operations procedures and processes such as the following: 

• Staff temperature checks
• Equipment and facilities sanitization checks
• Deep clean reminders

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What goes on the checklist does not matter so much as the end result of the checklist—that your team members, managers, and leadership all have one central, accessible, and digital source of information about what to do next in the course of a day’s work. The old model of operations—stacks of binders, pen-and-ink instructions—simply cannot accommodate the new way of doing business.

Consolidation of Tools – A daily digital checklist tool allows companies to apply consistent, company-wide processes and procedures to employee to-do lists across locations. The result is a much-needed level of consistency in employee expectations and performance.

Accountability – In many companies, tracking tasks completed and tying it back to the accountability of individual teams or employees is a recurring challenge. Digitizing your checklists allows you to quickly and accurately assess performance across employees, teams, locations, and your organization as a whole.

Sustainability – For both sustainability and sanitization reasons, the practice of keeping paper records within stores and restaurants is quickly becoming outdated. Moving operational data into the cloud in the form of daily checklists is an important step in achieving overall digital transformation.

Streamlining Processes – Human error, high turnover, and reorganizations can all require a company to waste time re-discovering and re-documenting processes and procedures. Digital checklists allow your organization to capture that information once and maintain a digital record of what works for your business and employees.

Consistency – One of the most important things an employee can take away from the onboarding and training process is a clear understanding of what’s expected of them. Digital checklists provide this valuable information, clearly communicating, recording, and tracking daily expectations.

When you’re stuck managing the day-to-day operations of your entry level employees, you can’t run a profitable business, let alone grow it. Operational checklists give you a powerful way to streamline operations with technology—and it’s as simple as clicking a box to get started.