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D078 Organizational Structure- WGU
TEM-2 Task 2 – Organizational Structure
A.1
A teams structure will allow this business to cooperate and remain flexible. Since the Initial company
goal is to establish organizational structure, then generate revenue by focusing on local businesses, with
the end goal to go after investors, there is well defined focus on initial business goals. It will most likely
remain a fairly flat organization. Because of the teams structure and lack of a strong hierarchy, it is more
fluid, and can adapt as the year one plan progresses. A teams structure can also carry the business
forward even if it moves to a hybrid matrix or divisional organization.
A.1.2
The teams structure for the consulting business will have the following four factors:
Functions or Departments: This organization may begin with one or two departments, and the division
of work may be simplified until they grow. They should have an outside sales team, that passes the
leads/relationships to the inside team, which will be cross functional by client. The inside team will
consist of marketing, and sustainability experts, that can consult directly with the customer.
Chain Of Command: As stated above this will be a fairly flat organization initially with a simple reporting
structure.
De-Centralized Structure: Teams will be supervised by department managers who have a direct line to
the C level Management, and enough Autonomy to do what needs to be done to carry out the company
vision.
Informal Structure: The company will have an informal structure to remain nimble and able to grow- this
could change in the future if the company grows and shifts into a divisional or matrix organization.
B.
Contingency Theory: This consulting business needs to be flexible, and managers need to have
confidence to make decisions based on their customer base. There’s no saying that all 30 businesses
have the same environmental or sustainability needs so the management and teams need to have the
flexibility to change with conditions.
C.1
The Goals of the organization were set with actionable objectives in a specific timeframe. There were
Official Goals specified with Actionable objectives against them.
The mission statement was clear: “facilitate sustainable social, economic, and environmental
development opportunities for the good of businesses in the community” The goals and objectives
pertaining to that mission statement had measurable timeframes (I yr) and scope (30 businesses)
The teams based structure with decentralized organization play well into the wide reaching goals,
allowing individual managers to achieve the vision with respect to their customer base.
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D078 Organizational Structure- WGU
TEM-2 Task 2 – Organizational Structure
A.1
A teams structure will allow this business to cooperate and remain flexible. Since the Initial company
goal is to establish organizational structure, then generate revenue by focusing on local businesses, with
the end goal to go after investors, there is well defined focus on initial business goals. It will most likely
remain a fairly flat organization. Because of the teams structure and lack of a strong hierarchy, it is more
fluid, and can adapt as the year one plan progresses. A teams structure can also carry the business
forward even if it moves to a hybrid matrix or divisional organization.
A.1.2
The teams structure for the consulting business will have the following four factors:
Functions or Departments: This organization may begin with one or two departments, and the division
of work may be simplified until they grow. They should have an outside sales team, that passes the
leads/relationships to the inside team, which will be cross functional by client. The inside team will
consist of marketing, and sustainability experts, that can consult directly with the customer.
Chain Of Command: As stated above this will be a fairly flat organization initially with a simple reporting
structure.
De-Centralized Structure: Teams will be supervised by department managers who have a direct line to
the C level Management, and enough Autonomy to do what needs to be done to carry out the company
vision.
Informal Structure: The company will have an informal structure to remain nimble and able to grow- this
could change in the future if the company grows and shifts into a divisional or matrix organization.
B.
Contingency Theory: This consulting business needs to be flexible, and managers need to have
confidence to make decisions based on their customer base. There’s no saying that all 30 businesses
have the same environmental or sustainability needs so the management and teams need to have the
flexibility to change with conditions.
C.1
The Goals of the organization were set with actionable objectives in a specific timeframe. There were
Official Goals specified with Actionable objectives against them.
The mission statement was clear: “facilitate sustainable social, economic, and environmental
development opportunities for the good of businesses in the community” The goals and objectives
pertaining to that mission statement had measurable timeframes (I yr) and scope (30 businesses)
The teams based structure with decentralized organization play well into the wide reaching goals,
allowing individual managers to achieve the vision with respect to their customer base.
