An IT organizational structure chart -- often simply called an "org chart" -- is a valuable tool used by enterprises to illustrate the chain of
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command for technology staff. IT departments use these governance visuals
to structure resources around achieving company-wide goals. In order to fulfill these plans,
employees -- from the CIO
down to members of the IT support
staff -- must understand their role within the department and how their tasks and
responsibilities relate to those of their colleagues.
SearchCIO.com has rounded up some free IT organizational structure chart templates from around the Web to provide enterprises with a framework for structuring their own IT staff and resources.
SOURCE: American
University
OFFERING: This Washington, D.C., university's Office of Information Technology offers
up-to-date organizational structure charts for several of its IT functions, including IT customer
services, enterprise systems, information security and technology operations, with detailed
hierarchal breakdowns for each.
SOURCE: Georgia Institute
of Technology
OFFERING: This thorough IT organization chart from the Atlanta, Ga., institute's Office of
Information Technology is headed by both a CIO and a CTO who oversee such areas as architecture and
infrastructure, enterprise information systems, information security and telecommunications. Each
of these departments is headed by a director and broken down in detail.
SOURCE: The
Saudi e-government program
OFFERING: This discussion covers best practices in IT organization design, from a top-down
to a more horizontal organization model. The PDF looks at IT department goals and missions, and how
to draft an IT organizational chart that matches that visioning; the implementation plan and
"lessons learned" information toward the end offer excellent takeaways.
SOURCE: Window on
State Government
OFFERING: This organizational chart outlines the structure of the Houston Independent
School District technology department, which is overseen by a chief of staff, an assistant
superintendent of technology and information systems, and directors of areas such as instructional
technology, applications and technology-support services.
SOURCE: West Virginia
University
OFFERING: In this IT organization structure chart, the Office of Information Technology at
this Morgantown, W.V., university meticulously diagrams its IT functions, from department directors
managing information systems and academic and instructional technology, down to the consultants,
technology assistants and other members of the support staff.
Let us know which IT organizational structure chart templates work for your IT department; email editor@searchcio.com.
This was first published in November 2012
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