Interim Role vs BAU Role (disguised as a permie)?

[Untouchable1]

Hi all,

Where is the line drawn between an Interim Role and a BAU role (disguised as a permie)?

Interested...

Thanks,
Untouchable1

[babybel]

Confusing question

BAU doesn't necc = disguised as an employee. Presumably it's for a fixed term / duration of a project, tender or cover period?

[jamesbrown]

Where is the line drawn between an Interim Role and a BAU role (disguised as a permie)?

Over there. Left a bit.

[ShandyDrinker]

Hi all,

Where is the line drawn between an Interim Role and a BAU role (disguised as a permie)?

Interested...

Thanks,
Untouchable1

Good question!

Although it's a very grey I believe BAU can still be considered not as a disguised permie.

For example, say new functionality needs to be added to a system such as a margining system calculating the results but doesn't as yet have report generation capability and they don't have the necessary expertise within the team hence a project is created to add this functionality for which a contractor is required. In my opinion this satisfies both being a BAU role (as the system is already in place) but is not necessarily a disguised permie role.

If in the above instance a contractor was asked to come in and work on JIRAs for the pre-existing BAU system, I think it is a much more grey area. It could be argued that the contractor is being engaged to fix problems with the initial implementation as they have the expertise to do so.

[northernladuk]

Ah the one liner question that takes pages and pages to answer properly. Don't you just love them.

[northernladuk]

Good question!

Although it's a very grey I believe BAU can still be considered not as a disguised permie.

For example, say new functionality needs to be added to a system such as a margining system calculating the results but doesn't as yet have report generation capability and they don't have the necessary expertise within the team hence a project is created to add this functionality for which a contractor is required. In my opinion this satisfies both being a BAU role (as the system is already in place) but is not necessarily a disguised permie role.

If in the above instance a contractor was asked to come in and work on JIRAs for the pre-existing BAU system, I think it is a much more grey area. It could be argued that the contractor is being engaged to fix problems with the initial implementation as they have the expertise to do so.

I think that's not the best example of BAU by a long way. Maybe if you are considering agile development as a BAU process but you couldn't have picked a more grey example. Fix things, change things, new functionality. These are not really the cornerstone of a BAU gig.

[northernladuk]

IMO there isn't a line that we can describe to you with any confidence. Every situation will differ depending on contract terms, duration, reason for using contingent resource and so on. You could have a BAU one that's clearly outside but a short term project one thats completely inside so there is no way we can answer that question as asked.

[ShandyDrinker]

I think that's not the best example of BAU by a long way. Maybe if you are considering agile development as a BAU process but you couldn't have picked a more grey example. Fix things, change things, new functionality. These are not really the cornerstone of a BAU gig.

Perhaps... it was my starter for 10

Hopefully someone else will take up the mantle and provide a better example

[northernladuk]

1st line service desk?

[ShandyDrinker]

IMO there isn't a line that we can describe to you with any confidence. Every situation will differ depending on contract terms, duration, reason for using contingent resource and so on. You could have a BAU one that's clearly outside but a short term project one thats completely inside so there is no way we can answer that question as asked.

^^ This.