Organisation Use cases
This feature is part of Moodle Workplace™, which is available through Moodle Certified Partners and Service Providers only.Use Case 1: Organisation structure hierarchy based on departments
An organisation structure based on departments is modelled around where in the business staff are located, as opposed to what their function is. In this type of organisation, departments represent different divisions and teams inside the company. Their structure is almost always hierarchical.
The Regions department framework shown earlier is an example of such an organisation structure. The department hierarchy is usually accompanied by a position framework with staff and department leads. When users get assigned jobs in different departments, the manager(s) will see everybody from their department as their team.
Use Case 2: Organisation structure hierarchy based on positions
An organisation structure based on positions is modelled around what the functions of staff are, as opposed to where in the business they are located. In this type of organisation, the hierarchy is stored in a position tree.
In the position hierarchy shown earlier on, the CEO has the top position, and underneath are the COO, CTO, etc. The managers of several teams are located under the COO, and the members of these teams are positioned under these managers. This means that there might be project managers operating in different parts of the company, but while they are all part of a (different) local team, they report to the (same) COO.
In this structure, all positions with sub-positions have manager permissions that allow users who hold jobs in these positions to see everybody in the positions below them as their team. In our scenario, the CEO does not need to receive notifications from their subordinates but sees reports on them.
Use Case 3: Matrix Organisation
In a matrix organisation, some individuals report to more than one supervisor or manager. A software developer might report to the COO for their day-to-day activities and report to a project manager for a particular project she is working on. Conversely, a manager might be responsible for multiple cross-functional or cross-business teams.
When representing a matrix organisation, you can create completely isolated sets of departments; for example, one framework could be based on physical location and another on a product team within the organisation. In our screenshot, Thomas Gaunter holds the position of 'Lead Developer' in the department 'Applications development'. Additionally, she is the Project Manager for a customer called Romgen Pharma.
When looking at the jobs and reporting lines, we can see that the development job is her ongoing position (no end date set), while the project manager functions is set from the Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023. She has two reporting lines, one to Charlie Smith who is heading up the Apps development department, and Genovera Tanton who is in charge of the aforementioned customer.
