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If you want to illustrate the reporting relationships in your company or organization, you can create a SmartArt graphic that uses an organization chart layout, such as Organization Chart.

An organization chart (org chart) is a diagram of a reporting hierarchy that is commonly used to show relationships among employees, titles, and groups.

Org charts can range from simple diagrams (as in the adjoining illustration) to large and complex diagrams that are based on information from an external data source. The shapes in your org chart can display basic information such as name and title, or details such as department and cost center. You can even add pictures to the org chart shapes.

Visualize and demonstrate the hierarchy of ideas, concepts, and organizations using Creately’s professional templates and the easy-to-use canvas. Tools and Templates to Create Organizational Charts.

A Hierarchy Chart (hierarchical diagram) shows the breakdown of a system to its lowest manageable parts. It is a top-down modular design tool, constructed of rectangles (that represents the different modules in a system) and lines that connect them. The lines explain the connection and/or ownership between the different modules among the system just like in an organizational chart.

Those diagrams are used to present all parts in a system and the way they are arranged in it. A hierarchy chart starts with the name of the system as a single entity and through a drill-down list all different parts of this entity. It is used for describing the structure of a whole along with all its parts which are small enough to be understood by a human brain.

The Easiest Way to Make a Hierarchy Chart
SmartDraw's powerful automation lets you build charts quickly without the usual hassles of connecting shapes manually. Add personnel in just a few clicks. If you have to rearrange your hierarchy chart, SmartDraw will realign everything automatically. It's that easy!