Tools and Tips for Today's Project Manager

ORGANIZATION CHART

The organization chart graphically shows reporting relationships using a series of boxes and lines. The boxes represent positions and lines that reflect the reporting relationships.

You can draw an organization structure based upon function, region, product, or a combination thereof. Whichever one you choose, however, the organization chart should seek to achieve several objectives.

First, it should streamline operations. The chart should reflect minimum layers to meet managerial needs. Too many layers produces waste and breeds inefficiency.

Second, it should maximize resource usage. No chart should contain positions that contribute little or nothing toward achieving an organization’s goals and objectives.

Third, it should ...