The Great Resignation & Demand for Workplace Flexibility
The Great Resignation In the spring of 2021, the culmination of the Covid pandemic and other economic forces resulted in a staggering number of “quits”. Quits being defined as workers voluntarily leaving their jobs. The rates continued to increase into the summer and the trend was given the moniker [...]
Tears of Joy for OrgChart
Tears of Joy for OrgChart An org chart doesn’t seem like something that would draw out strong emotions, but that’s the experience of Ryan Berg, OfficeWork Software’s Sr. Enterprise Sales Director. “Over the last ten years presenting our OrgChart Now solution to customers, I’ve had a handful of occasions [...]
Managing Dotted Line Relationships
Managing Dotted Line RelationshipsOften 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 or waterfall [...]
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 [...]
Using Org Charts for Better Workforce Metrics
Using Org Charts for Better Workforce Metrics Fifty-three percent of participants in a 2020 survey conducted by Deloitte reported an increased interest by their leaders in data relating to the state of the workplace. Despite this desire for pertinent workforce information, only 11 percent of workplaces were able to produce [...]
Collaborative Planning Module
OrgChart Now's Collaborative Planning ModuleFor successful workforce planning, multiple stakeholders must collaborate to ensure the optimal outcome for an organisation. Modern org charts can provide a clear visual representation of a company's present state as well as a planned future state. Crucial to this process of comparing the [...]
7 Goals Of Succession Planning
7 Goals Of Succession Planning Succession Planning is a process by which an organization ensures that employees are recruited and developed to fill key roles within a company. Succession planning is not just about establishing paths for promotion, it’s about matching the right person for every job in a company. [...]
OrgCharts for Strategic Planning
Org Charts as a strategic toolTypically the information on an org chart is limited to name, title and department. These charts are sometimes maintained in simple drawing software such as PowerPoint and Visio and are limited to giving a static snapshot of the structure of an organisation. As charts become [...]
Project Allocation Org Charts
Project Allocation Org ChartsAutomated charts for project-based organizational structuresPendo, a company with notable customers such as Salesforce, Coupa, Gainsight, BMC, and Sprinklr, found in a study that up to 80% of the features in enterprise cloud software products are rarely or never used. At OfficeWork Software, we believe the solution [...]
Workforce Planning
Key Elements of Workforce Planning Planning the structure of the workforce, now and in the future, is fundamental to any HR department. It’s important as an organisation to be prepared—and not just reacting to—human resource changes such as retirements and turnover. Putting in place a simple four step strategy, [...]
