If you are currently employed, obtained a copy of an organization chart for your employer. If you are not concurrently employed find a copy of your schools organziation chart.

Study the official chart. Based on what you see, analyze what the structure of the organization suggests as answers to the following questions What parts of the organization seem central to the organization?

Are there any central divisions or units that might be in competition for the same customers?

What parts play a supporting role to other functions in the organization?

Why would you describe these parts as supporting?

Choose one central and one supportive unit represented on the organizationchart. Based on what you see in the chart; what power differences would youexpect to see when comparing the two units? Why would you expect to see these differences?

Suppose you had to select members to be part of a cross-functional team.Your project would be large scale and would affect the basic needs of manyemployees (For example, an upgrade to a central software program mightaffect end-users across the organization.) Who would need to be on the team?

Think about your job in the organization (as an employee or student) and draw a newchart. Put yourself in the center and draw connections to all the areas in theorganization that you need to be effective in your work. Then answer the following questions: Which areas are you most dependent on to get your work done?

Which areas depend on inputs from you to get their work done?

Does your chart match with the larger chart in terms of how you actuallyaccomplish your work?