For instance, you could start with the CEO or team lead, and then add everyone who reports to them. We recommend starting from the top of the organization and working down. Next, create a shape for each person within the team, department, or organization you’re visualizing. Add shapes to represent each person in your organization or team You can select from a list or add your own custom employee fields. When you double-click the shape, the context panel for org charts will appear on the right.įrom that panel, you can format your org chart the way you want it-select the layout and shape style you prefer and choose which employee fields to include. Once you have established the purpose for your org chart, drag and drop an org chart shape onto the Lucidchart canvas.
You might use your org chart as an employee reference for contacting others in the organization, to create a staffing plan for the coming year, or to organize cross-functional teams. Start and style your org chartįirst, determine the purpose of your org chart so that you can decide what you want your org chart to look like and what information you should include. By creating an org chart, organizational structure will be more clear, providing more efficiency from within.
Organizational charts are intended to organize and manage hierarchies within companies, institutions, departments, and even families.
