Diagram Atlas

OrganizationDRAFT ENTRY

Organization chart

A hierarchy of roles or teams that communicates reporting lines and major areas of ownership.

Use this diagram to generate

USE WHEN

Formal accountability or routing needs to be understood.

AVOID WHEN

Informal collaboration and many-to-many relationships are the story.

VISUAL GRAMMAR

01roles02reporting lines03teams04ownership notes

SEMANTIC RULES

Show roles rather than portraits by default.
Keep a consistent hierarchy level.
Annotate dotted-line relationships distinctly.

QUESTIONS IT ANSWERS

Who owns this?
Where does a decision escalate?

DRAFT MACHINE CONTRACT

id: org-chart
status: draft
family: organization
reading_task: See reporting, ownership, and routing.
grammar:
  - roles
  - reporting_lines
  - teams
  - ownership_notes
checks:
  - show_roles_rather_than_portraits_by_default
  - keep_a_consistent_hierarchy_level
  - annotate_dotted_line_relationships_distinctly

Organization chart

Choose by the question you need to answer.