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Automating Org Charts for Success

Automating Org Charts for Success Many companies we’ve partnered with over the years have made the switch to an automated org chart and reaped the benefits despite being hesitant at first. What do we mean by “automate” exactly? There are several features of our org chart automation software that [...]

January 13th, 2022|

Creating a Matrix Organization Chart

Creating a Matrix Organisation Chart with OrgChart “How can I chart our matrix organization?” is a question we are asked frequently. Matrix organigrams differ from traditional org charts and require a unique solution. Conventional Organisational Structures Below is a basic org chart familiar to many.  This is a standard [...]

May 5th, 2021|

Using Org Charts for Better Workforce Metrics

Using Org Charts for Better Workforce Metrics A survey by Deloitte conducted in 2020 uncovered that 53 percent of participants reported an increased interest by their leaders in the state of the workplace. Despite this desire for pertinent workforce information, only 11 percent of workplaces were able to produce [...]

March 23rd, 2021|

Automate Org Charts w/HR Data

Preparing the transition to automated org charts using existing HR data sources Automated org charting software helps get the job done faster, more accurately and in real-time. Modern OrgChart software can pull in data from various HR systems already being used frequently by an organisation. By automatically pulling in [...]

August 12th, 2020|

The Importance of Retention Rate

The Importance of Retention Rate A recent analysis of 32 million LinkedIn profiles showed that there was a 76% chance of an employee still being at a company 12 months later. Retention rate is an important metric for Human Resource Departments given that retaining talent generally benefits the company [...]

April 15th, 2020|

Managing Change in Times of Crisis

Managing Change in Times of Crisis Businesses today are undergoing rapid and massive upheaval as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic gripping the world. Many management teams are scrambling to adapt to two seismic shifts in their workforces. One, the move of employees to remote working situations and the [...]

April 1st, 2020|

5 Reasons to Integrate…

5 Reasons to Integrate Your Org Chart into Your Intranet by Chris Meyers. Increasingly more mobile, and distributed, today's workforce is spread across offices and time zones, making it more difficult for people to connect with each other like they used to. The days of tapping someone on the [...]

January 8th, 2020|

Using Org Charts to Power Success

Using Org Charts to Power Success A ubiquitous fixture of almost every company’s HR or administration department the organisational chart, or org chart as they are commonly known, are implemented with varying degrees of success. HR personnel often struggle with general purpose diagramming tools like Visio and PowerPoint and [...]

November 20th, 2019|

Origin of the Org Chart

Origin of the Organization Chart as a Tool of Business Management Joe Kolinger, Founder and CTO of OfficeWork Software, explores how through necessity the first organizational charts came to be and how they shaped business management today. Organizational charts today have a mixed reputation. While companies need them they [...]

October 23rd, 2019|

Snazzing Up Your Org Chart

Snazzing Up Your Org Chart So you’ve put together your org chart. All the boxes and lines are where they should be and you’ve laboured over which important data elements to include. Why not spend the extra time to make it a presentation you can be proud of? Here [...]

June 11th, 2019|