User:Mdd/Organizational chart

Organizational diagram of the New York and Erie Railroad, 1855

An organizational chart (often called organization chart, org chart, organigram(me), or organogram) is a diagram that shows the structure of an organization and the relationships and relative ranks of its parts and positions/jobs.

History edit

See also Category:Historical organizational charts] and Tree diagram, section History

Early civilisation figurative examples of organizational activity depicted edit

Sumerian
Egypt
Maya
Classical Greece, Hellenism, Rome
Early Christianity, Europe

Medieval examples of organizational structures depicted edit

Comment

Earlier examples of pure schemata can be found in the 9th-10th century work of Alcuin's Disputatio de rhetorica et de virtutibus regis Karli et Albini magistri. see for example here, at Digitale Bibliothek - Münchener; or in similar works here at the Bern, Burgerbibliothek; here at St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek.

19th century, rise of modern organizational chart edit

20th century edit

1900s, rise of general application of organizational charts edit

1910s edit

1920s edit

1930s-40s edit

1950s-1990s edit

21st century edit

2000–09 edit

2010s edit

Types of organizational charts edit

Specific organizational structures edit

Different shapes of organizational diagrams edit

Present versus proposed charts edit

The use of charts as a designers tool

Features edit

Tools edit

Charts in practice edit

See also edit