Functional Organizational Structure

“A functional organizational structure is a structure that consists of activities such as coordination, supervision, and task allocation. The organizational structure types determine how the organization performs or operates. The term organizational structure refers to how the people in an organization are grouped and to whom they report. One traditional way of organizing people is by function. Some common functions within an organization include production, marketing, human resources, and accounting.

This organizing of specialization leads to operational efficiency where employees become specialists within their own realm of expertise. The most typical problem with a functional organizational structure is however that communication within the company can be rather rigid, making the organization slow and inflexible. ”[from Wikipedia]

You want to draw a functional organizational structure and look for helpful software for this? Pay attention to the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software! Extended with Organizational Charts Solution from the Management Area, it is ideal for functional organizational structure development.

Example 1. Functional Organizational Structure in ConceptDraw

Organizational Charts Solution provides collection of organizational chart templates and samples, and also Organizational Chart library with 17 shapes for drawing organizational structure of any type - functional organizational structure, matrix structure, divisional structure, and many other types.

Example 2. Organizational Chart Library Design Elements

It's very easy to create a functional organizational structure using the ready shapes. Simply drag the needed of them from the library and arrange at the document. All predesigned shapes are vector, so they can be easily resized without loss a quality, their color can be also changed at your discretion. The color accents on the charts often help highlight the important details.

Example 3. Functional Organizational Structure - University Leadership

This Functional Organizational Structure was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM using the Organizational Charts solution from the Management area and shows in details the structure of the university. An experienced user spent 15 minutes creating this sample.

Use the Organizational Charts solution for ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software to represent the functional organizational structure of any complexity quick, easy and effective.

All source documents are vector graphic documents. They are available for reviewing, modifying, or converting to a variety of formats (PDF file, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio, and many other graphic formats) from the ConceptDraw STORE. The Organizational Charts Solution is available for all ConceptDraw DIAGRAM or later users.