Organizational Chart

An organizational chart is a pictorial representation or diagram that shows the structure of an organization including hierarchy, reporting relationships and allocations of tasks at different levels in the organization. It gives a comprehensive and easy-to-follow description of how the organization is built and of who is dependent on who within the organization. Organizational charts may be simple or complex, ranging from hierarchical structures to diagrams that include more detailed information, e.g., job titles, departments, and reporting lines.

Example

To give an example, a huge corporation with several departments and thousands of workers. For employees and stakeholders to comprehend the company's structure and chain of command, the HR department creates an organizational chart. This chart categorizes the different levels of management starting from executives at the apex to the line staff at the base and shows the direction of information flow in the organization. Through visualization of organizational structure employees can understand better how to execute their tasks as well as how they fit into this framework.