ABSTRACT
The publications Guide to Using the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Plan of Work 2013, the RIBA Job Book, and Assembling a Collaborative Project Team provide valuable advice on the procedural, technical and legal aspects of running a job. This chapter outlines some management and administrative tools and techniques that can be used in conjunction with these publications to enable integration with office processes and procedures. It examines how the standardisation and formalisation of office procedures can help to minimise risk in the business. The chapter identifies areas of running an architectural business that can benefit from establishing methods and routines for day-to-day processes. It explains how these methods and routines can, if implemented in a considered and structured way, reduce wastage in time and costs, and ensure quality of output is accepted as the norm. Archiving of material produced by the office needs to be managed and organised to allow easy retrieval.
