Functional org chart
Chief executive
Production
Assembly
Quality control
Maintenance
Sales & marketing
Sales
Marketing
Customer service
Finance
Accounting
Payroll
Human resources
Recruitment
Training
Research & development
Product design
Prototyping
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What a functional org chart is
“Functional organization is a type of organizational structure that uses the principle of specialization based on function or role.”
Types of org chart
Org chart
Types of structure
When to use a functional org chart
A company
Group a company by what each part does: making things, selling them, counting the money, hiring people.
With a team
Each team sits under the function it belongs to, like quality control under production.
Who's who
Shows the specialists in each area, so you know where to go for payroll or product design.
How to make a functional org chart
- 1The top jobChief executive
- 2Who reportsChief executiveProductionSales & marketingFinanceHuman resourcesResearch & development
- 3Every teamChief executiveProductionAssemblyQuality controlMaintenanceSales & marketingSalesMarketingCustomer serviceFinanceAccountingPayrollHuman resourcesRecruitmentTrainingResearch & developmentProduct designPrototyping
Helpful resources
Questions
- Why organise by function?
It allows decisions to be decentralized since issues are delegated to specialized persons or units, leaving them the responsibility of implementing, evaluating, or controlling the given procedures or goals.
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