BAU
Business & Finance abbreviation · Management & Strategy
| Stands for | Business as usual |
|---|---|
| Categories | Business & Finance |
BAU stands for Business as usual, a management & strategy abbreviation.
Normal, ongoing operations of an organization, as opposed to projects, transformation programs or crisis responses. Managers use the term to separate routine workload and running costs from change initiatives when planning budgets and staffing.
Example: Once the migration project closes, support for the new system moves into BAU and the project team disbands.
Usage notes
Pronounced as letters. Phrases such as "BAU activities," "back to BAU" and "BAU cost base" are common in UK and Australian corporate English. In climate and energy modeling, a "BAU scenario" is a baseline projection that assumes no new policies are introduced.
Related abbreviations
More management & strategy abbreviations
- AGM – Annual general meeting
- AOB – Any other business
- AOP – Annual operating plan
- BCP – Business continuity plan
- BD – Business development
- BHAG – Big hairy audacious goal
- BI – Business intelligence
- BoD – Board of directors
- BPM – Business process management
- BPO – Business process outsourcing
- BPR – Business process reengineering
- BRD – Business requirements document