Organization Chart

Definition

The organization chart is the management work product consisting of a diagram that documents the composition structure of an organization or team.

Objectives

The typical objectives of an organization chart are to formally document the composition of the development:

• Organization in terms of its component teams, key roles, and the aggregation (or reporting) relationships between them.
• Team in terms of its component teams and the aggregation (or reporting) relationships between them.

Benefits

The typical benefits of an organization chart include:

• Enabling stakeholders to understand the:
  • Composition of the development organization (or team).
  • Relationships between various teams.
  • Their place within it.

Contents

An organization chart typically has the following contents:

• Labeled boxes representing the teams or roles (possibly also labeled with current membership)
• Arcs between boxes representing aggregation and/or reporting relationships between the boxes
• Date drawn

Stakeholders

An organization chart typically has the following stakeholders:

• Producer:
  • Project Management Team
• Evaluators:
  • Technical Leader
  • Customer Representative
• Approvers:
  • Project Manager
  • Technical Leader
  • Customer Representative
• Maintainers:
  • Project Management Team
• Users:
  • Project Team
  • Customer Organization

Phases

An organization chart is typically produced and maintained during the following phases:

• Business Strategy: Completed
• Business Optimization: Completed or Maintained
• Initiation: Completed
• Construction: Completed or Maintained
• Delivery: Completed or Maintained
• Usage: Completed or Maintained
• Retirement: Completed or Archived

Preconditions

An organization chart can typically be started if the following preconditions hold:

• The endeavor has started.
• The contract and statement of work exist.
• The project management team is staffed and adequately trained in resource management.

Inputs

An organization chart typically has the following inputs:

• Work Products:
  • Job Description
• Stakeholders:
  • Technical Leader
  • Process Team
  • Customer Representative

Guidelines

• Organization charts must be regularly maintained because they will otherwise quickly go obsolete.
• Simple drawing tools can help improve the understandability of the chart.
• Use the procedure in the associated work flow to produce this work product.
• If you tailor this work product, then tailor its associated standard and inspection checklist.

Conventions

Organization charts are typically constrained by the following conventions:

• Work Flow
• Content and Format Standard
• Inspection Checklist

Examples

• Example Organization Chart