organizational structure

Why You Should Avoid Free Org Chart Software

In order to be a strategic internal business partner, today’s HR department needs visual tools to illustrate how they can help shape broader organisational strategy. The result: companies can quickly adapt to change, scaling up or down as the business climate or new opportunities dictate. For HR, providing actionable [...]

February 22nd, 2023|

Managing Dotted Line Relationships

Managing Dotted Line Relationships Often companies are traditionally structured into functional silos (i.e, manufacturing, finance, sales, etc.) and the hierarchy is well-defined. Each silo manages its own area of responsibility and work is passed in a linear fashion from one silo to another, much like an auto assembly line [...]

June 16th, 2021|

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|

Team Based Planning

Team Based Planning With management teams increasingly dispersed, and having to work remote from one another, OfficeWork Software has developed a collaboration module to assist teams plan for the future. Planning the deployment of employees and optimising the structure of the workforce is a major responsibility of any human [...]

September 9th, 2020|

Organisational Structure

3 Basic Types of Organisational Structure With the growth of any company the reporting structure must change. Three common systems of hierarchy have emerged among the companies we work with. We’ve listed them below with a brief explanation: 1. Functional A functional structure is simply one that divides a [...]

December 4th, 2019|

Data Integrity in HR Projects

HR Data Integrity for Organizational Change Projects OfficeWork Software has provided workforce planning and organisational change solutions for clients globally for over 15 years. We have worked on many different initiatives: mergers, spin-offs, delayering, downsizing and gearing for rapid growth. We have observed a persistent pattern of data integrity [...]

September 25th, 2019|

OfficeWork Software Announces OrgChart Platinum 10 — Expanding A Better Way to Chart, Plan and Gain HR Intelligence About Your Organisation

OfficeWork Software Announces OrgChart Platinum 10 Expanding A Better Way to Chart, Plan and Gain HR Intelligence About Your Organisation OrgChart Platinum adds flexibility in helping organisations manage their organisational structure and workforce planning. Novato CA, August 29, 2017, OfficeWork Software, a leader in organisational charting and workforce planning solutions, has released OrgChart [...]

August 28th, 2017|