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They are easy to <strong>share<\/strong> and adjust.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assembled properly, the organizational chart proves informative and useful for a broad range of audiences, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For <strong>talent development,<\/strong> they<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Highlight <strong>complementary skills <\/strong>to enable effective workforce planning;<\/em><\/li><li><em>Feature the company\u2019s culture to encourage <strong>employee engagement<\/strong>;<\/em><\/li><li><em>Map the organization\u2019s personnel useful in the <strong>on boarding<\/strong> of new hires.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For <strong>business development<\/strong>, they are instrumental for:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Identifying accountabilities and unveiling <strong>new contact<\/strong> opportunities;<\/em><\/li><li><em>Monitoring the business <strong>success likeliness<\/strong>;<\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>Benchmarking <\/strong>each organization against its competitors\u2019 organizations<strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. <\/strong>Gaps and Successions <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The information depicted in an organizational chart facilitates the identification of potential problems such as <strong>skills gaps<\/strong>, unbalanced teams, or unexpected departures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organizational chart is a useful and even essential document in the development of <strong>contingency plans <\/strong>and <strong>succession planning<\/strong>, which can be developed before risks materialize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. <\/strong>Restructure<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>New projects, unexpected events, <strong>acquisitions<\/strong>, or organizational spin-offs typically develop at a fast pace in organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comprehensive org charts help in <strong>designing future<\/strong> organizational models that properly meet these challenges and opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Moving<\/strong> teams and departments within hypothetical organizational charts help in preparing for possible talent shortages and recruiting needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Stakeholder Feedback<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Company organizational charts are <strong>semi-public data<\/strong> often scrutinized by company stakeholders including employees, customers, vendors, shareholders, or regulators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also prove useful in identifying any structural or personnel <strong>deficiencies<\/strong> within an organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. <\/strong>Limitations<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Org charts illustrate clear, <strong>unambiguous<\/strong>, straight personnel management and functional responsibilities within an organization. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matrix structure crossing geographies, products, projects, customers segments or expertise are <strong>not easy to represent<\/strong> without using dual reporting or shared roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Does a scenario like having your CFO for EMEA reporting in full line to the Global CFO and in dotted line to the VP EMEA also temporarily coordinating the global direct-to consumer initiative sound familiar?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The growing amount of remote working has developed a more <strong>liberal and open form<\/strong> of the hierarchical chart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Informal relationships and different management styles are <strong>flattening <\/strong>the more traditionally hierarchal models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. Tools for Designing Live Org Charts<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>After collecting your org chart data, you need to make them easy to read, to share and to update. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some <strong>desktop tools<\/strong> such as <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/create-an-organization-chart-9b51f667-11b7-4971-a757-a08a36684ee6\">Microsoft Office<\/a> with PowerPoint, Excel or Word have inbuilt functions to make them aesthetically alluring and easy to manipulate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are in a large company, the <strong>second step is to professionalize<\/strong> the data <strong>refreshment<\/strong> and the information <strong>access<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our statistics consistently confirm that over <strong>30 percent of executives<\/strong> are switching to new jobs every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best org chart tools offer<strong> collaborative, share ability, permission, visualization, privacy, and integration<\/strong> with third-party applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many enterprise data software firms such as IBM, Oracle, Google, Microsoft,  Amazon, and others can help with these demands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some smaller companies such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.organimi.com\/\">Organimi<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lucidchart.com\/pages\/examples\/orgchart_software\">Lucid Chart<\/a> have built dedicated org development tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Why are we so passionate about organizational charts? <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Company org charts are <strong>simple, reliable, shareable tools to engage<\/strong> with companies that provide a<strong> clear, unambiguous structure<\/strong> for identifying who is who. 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