30th May 2008, 12:36 AM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by Unitof1
I cant think of one.
What I imagine is I have just dug the site. I have filled in all my context sheets and ordered my archive. I have started some analysis but really I am more general field craft than Roman pot or curator. Is there anything in the situation for me to manage in a business sense.
I'm afraid I can think of a few:
1. If you are responsible for the implementation of the mitigation strategy and have material remains which need specialist analysis which you cannot do yourself, you will have to get someone else to spend their time doing it. They will probably (no matter how nicely you ask) want to be paid for this, so I am afraid you will need to familiarise yourself with a few procurement procedures and some simple contracts.
2. Once you have ordered this, they will want to be paid, so you will need a business account of some sort to pay them which also means you will need to manage the cash flow of this account.
3. Even if you are working on a costs-reimbursable basis, then you will have to arrange an invoicing framework for sub-contracted work with your client that prevents you having to be out of pocket.
4. You may also want to be paid, so you will also need to have an invoicing procedure in place with your client.
5. Well, I could actually go on for a bit..:face-topic:...but I am sure everyone got bored a while back. Point is, you may already do much of this (or not need to depending on the specific circumstances of your example); but if you are or have done then congratulations! - because you are managing business processes.
Which makes two points:
1. Business and management processes are involved at any time someone performs any work or professional services for money; and
2. you don't need to produce lots of reports and charts and stuff to do it....any one can do it really (think of all the chip shops and small stores who have employees and business accounts and supply issues) provided they bother to think about it.
"don't panic!"