office management
Running an office
Office management is the coordination of administrative functions that keep a workplace running—scheduling, record-keeping, supply ordering, correspondence, and supervising support staff.
The term covers both the work itself and the field of study: She has a degree in office management.
An office manager handles these duties so that others can focus on their primary work.
- filingStoring documents systematically
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- document preparationCreating formatted written materials
- record-keepingMaintaining organized documentation
- goal settingIdentifying desired outcomes
reporting · procurement · administrative staff · team collaboration · water cooler chat · open door policy · workspace design · daily standup · staff meeting · task delegation · budgeting · clerical duties · resource allocation · contingency planning · policy development · feedback systems · time tracking · training programs
- servicescleaning services, streaming, delivery services, salon, bellhop
- departmentsdepartment, HR department, finance department, legal department, marketing department
- practice managementbilling, invoicing, payroll, staffing, hiring
- business servicesconsulting, software, legal services, coaching, training
- legal topicsconstitutional law, criminal code, legal procedures, administrative law, federal law
- law practicelaw firm, legal fees, billing, case files, legal ethics
office managementfield work
Research outside the office
field operations · fieldwork · remote work · door-to-door sales · construction management
office managementproduction
Making or generating something
manufacturing · revenue generation · product development · sales · creative work