Tears of Joy for OrgChart
An org chart doesn’t seem like something to cry over, 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 where the prospective client in front of me has been moved to tears.” explained Berg, “After the demo of our software they will just be so grateful for a solution that saves them hours and hours of labor.”
Oftentimes the HR administrator of an organisation is tasked with a last minute request to update thousands of boxes in an outdated org chart, on top of their already full to-do list. Equipped only with Visio or Powerpoint or another maladapted diagramming software tool, they are quickly overwhelmed with the manual steps and formatting necessary to get the job done. Moving to a fully automated solution such as OrgChart Now, that pulls in data from an existing HRIS and formats the data into an easily navigable chart, saves time and decreases room for error.
OrgChart Now can pull existing company data from a huge variety of HR systems. Org charts can then be configured to show certain metrics to certain audiences, for example salary, competencies or performance. These charts can create a powerful visual presentation which can be used for workforce planning and benchmarking. Analyzing skill and performance metrics visually in an org chart can help find employees who may eventually be called upon to replace critical members, or identify groups where management potential needs reinforcing.
For most companies all this information already resides in the existing databases. Unlike Visio, OrgChart Now connects directly to many of the most popular HRIS systems. So rather than having to transfer company HR data to an Excel file for upload to create an org chart, these HRIS sources keep the chart current with the click of a refresh button.
OrgChart Now automatically creates clear org charts with the desired information with minimal manual intervention. A variety of formatted templates are available to make the task easier. Company fonts , legends and logos can be added in seconds for a professional touch. Automated rules can be set and conditional formatting is used to highlight key metrics of each chart according to its purpose.
Navigate large charts by unlocking the interactive PDF and PowerPoint capabilities of OrgChart Now. Drill up/down arrows can be clicked to open up different areas of the chart on separate easy-to-read pages. Something that can’t be done with a static, one page document.
Easy-to-use drag & drop editing, modification and filtering of charts can be used to test and visualise different organisational scenarios. Dynamic calculations like salary, span of control or departmental headcount can be added to the charts to plan and strategise for the future.
Shed Your Own Tears of Joy…
Time and money can be saved by creating clear visual representations of your company using Org Chart Now. Learn how easy it is to create and maintain your charts by contacting one of our experts for a demo and you too can turn your tears of frustration into those of joy.
