<em>Professional bureaucracy</em> is considered as a combination of professionals withing a government or private organization, these professionals are relied on to achieve productivity and are involved in making major decisions or implementing major regulations that decide the future of the organization.
In other words, professional bureaucracy grants employed professionals flexibility in carrying out their responsibilities in the organization, i.e., greater control of their duties.
During the medieval period, having membership in a guild was important for trade. It would ensure the products traded/sold were held to the standard and sold for the fair price.