Org chart in : Audience

In reports, ads and assignments it fits reporting lines, committee structure, project roles. Skip it when work actually flows sideways across a matrix. This page gathers anatomy, fit, craft, failure modes and work / ads / school recipes for Org chart. When the story is: reporting lines, committee structure, project roles.

Skip it in cases like: work actually flows sideways across a matrix. Daniel McCallum’s 1854 New York & Erie railroad diagram parent-child placement of nodes in a tree Yes if one claim is visible at a glance in Meta, Google and retail print; otherwise link to a full figure. Yes for lab reports and poster boards if axes, units and a source line are present.

Excel or Google Sheets or PowerPoint; export SVG/PDF. Do not rely on hue alone. Label directly and check greyscale. Org chart: honour parent-child placement of nodes in a tree, and switch when work actually flows sideways across a matrix. The core mark of Org chart is parent-child placement of nodes in a tree.