BAU
Standard procedure acronym
BAU stands for "Business As Usual," a term used to describe the normal operation of a business or organization without any significant changes.
It can also refer to "Bauhaus," a German art school influential in modern design.
Thorough change in form
- baselineStandard for comparison
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- KPIMeasurable performance target
- metricsStandards for assessment
reporting · governance · stakeholder · deliverable · milestone · workflow · process · initiative
Planned systematic activities
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- normalConforming to standard
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
baseline · maintenance · ongoing · usual · standard · ordinary · everyday · regular
Process of building something
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- BauhausInfluential modernist design school
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- edificeLarge impressive building
transformation
Thorough change in form
metrics · reporting · governance · stakeholder · deliverable · milestone · workflow · process · initiative · implementation
operations
Planned systematic activities
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- normalConforming to standard
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
steady-state · baseline · maintenance · ongoing · usual · standard · ordinary · everyday · regular · customary
construction
Process of building something
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- BauhausInfluential modernist design school
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
Thorough change in form
disruption · innovation · revolution · digital transformation · organizational change
Designated non-standard assignment
BAUcrisis mode
Urgent response condition
wartime footing · firefighting · disaster response · state of emergency
build, building, builder, built, rebuild, rebuilding, unbuilt, bower, neighbor