What is the organization and what role does it play?
The organization supports the value creation of the processes. As the processes flow through the organization, the value streams should be optimally managed like a riverbed. Important factors influencing the organization are the culture, the size of the company and its purpose. The organization of a local SME differs considerably from that of a global corporation.
Successful companies know that the organization has one essential task above all: to support the processes as ideally as possible. Unfortunately, this simple rule is not always followed, which is why the organization often disturbs the harmony of the process.
Ordnung ist das halbe Leben
Eine ordentliche und gut organisierte Lebensweise trägt dazu bei, das Leben einfacher zu machen und Probleme zu vermeiden. Das gilt auch für die Organisationsformen (“Aufbauorgansiation”), die es in unterschiedlichsten Varianten mit ihren spezifischen Vor- und Nachteilen gibt. Im Trend sind aktuell sogenannte “agile” Organisationen.
Characteristics of good organizational structures
- Efficiency: A good organizational structure should be efficient and optimize the workflow in order to increase the company’s performance.
- Clarity and comprehensibility: A good organizational structure should be clear and comprehensible so that every employee knows who is responsible for which task.
- Flexibility: A good organizational structure should be flexible enough to respond to changing market conditions and business requirements.
- Open communication: A good organizational structure should promote open communication between stakeholders in order to quickly identify and solve problems and opportunities for improvement.
- Promoting collaboration: A good organizational structure should promote collaboration between departments and teams to increase the efficiency and performance of the company.
- Balanced distribution of tasks: A good organizational structure should have a balanced distribution of tasks and responsibilities in order to avoid overloading or underloading employees.
- Adaptability: A good organizational structure should be adaptable and able to adapt quickly to new technologies, market trends and business opportunities.
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