While many progressive businesses may want to move away from an archaic hierarchical business structure, that doesn’t mean you have to do away with your team org chart.

Here are a few of our top reasons why your org chart still has a place in your day-to-day operations:

1. Defines your business structure, departments, roles and responsibilities

Having an org chart helps you to visualise and define your organisational structure, as well as clearly outlining where each team sits within that structure and outlining different roles and reporting relationships.

2. It helps to make collaboration and communications easier

In an increasingly virtual working environment, it’s never been more important to empower collaboration and effective communication between colleagues and teams.

3. It streamlines your restructuring efforts

If you’re considering an organisational restructure or you’re implementing internal team changes, an updated org chart is an indispensable tool. Having a visual org chart to hand allows managers to see at a glance where employees might fit into different teams and different roles at a glance, in a comprehensive, visual way.

4. It helps with your onboarding processes

Whether you’re onboarding a new employee, a contractor or a new business partner, onboarding can be a bit of an information overload for those new to your business. Having an up-to-date org chart allows you to give visibility and transparency to any new appointments.

5. It allows you to paint your business’s bigger picture

Having an organisational chart can help your employees and managers to gain perspective on where they sit and their role within the bigger picture of your organisation. Illustrating what each department does as well as outlining the larger structures of the company could help staff feel a better sense of value as part of the wider team, as well as seeing their future personal development opportunities.

Find out more about how an Org Chart could benefit your business in our latest guide.