A MOP is the step-by-step recipe for doing an operational task safely. This guide explains what a Method of Procedure is and how autonomous execution changes it.
A MOP (Method of Procedure), sometimes called a runbook, is a documented, step-by-step set of instructions for carrying out an operational task or change safely and repeatably, including the checks to run before, the steps themselves, and how to roll back if something goes wrong.
Operations work is risky when it is improvised. A MOP captures the right way to perform a task, restart a service, apply a patch, fail over a database, so it is done consistently, by anyone, with the safety checks and rollback steps built in. In regulated and high-stakes environments, MOPs are how change stays controlled and auditable.
A strong MOP is more than a list of commands. It includes pre-checks that confirm it is safe to proceed, a clear execution sequence, validation that the task succeeded, and rollback triggers if it did not. This structure is what lets a procedure be trusted, and eventually automated.
Traditionally a human follows a MOP by hand. Autonomous operations executes the MOP directly, running the pre-checks, carrying out the steps, validating the result and rolling back if needed, under governance, so proven procedures run at machine speed without losing safety.
Ops Singularity executes MOPs autonomously through ProcBot: every procedure runs with pre-checks, an execution graph and rollback triggers, wrapped in a reversible, audited Action Ticket, and validated by Sherlock. Explore the platform.
The terms are often used interchangeably. Both describe documented, step-by-step procedures for an operational task. MOP (Method of Procedure) is common in telecom and enterprise operations; runbook is common in software and SRE contexts.
Yes, when execution includes pre-checks, validation and rollback under governance. Ops Singularity runs MOPs through ProcBot with these safeguards and reversible, audited Action Tickets.
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