Lack of visibility continues to impact the success of organizational effectiveness, driving to demand for tools that consolidate data and track metrics.
New research from OrgChart, a market-leading organizational chart and workforce planning solution, reveals the majority of HR leaders in the U.S. lack visibility into the organizations they support. As a result, they plan to invest in better visibility and planning tools, including org charts and position management workforce planning software. The report, The State of HR Visibility and Insight, includes results from a survey of more than 400 HR leaders in the U.S. Key findings include that 47% of respondents said they lacked visibility into their current organizational structure, open positions, or both. 40% also had difficulty tracking success metrics or KPIs related to organizational change, and 27% had difficulty headcount planning. Looking more closely into what tools HR leaders were currently using revealed that many relied on spreadsheets for visibility and planning, and 43% manually created org charts in PowerPoint or diagramming tools like Visio. These static tools need to be manually updated and can become outdated quickly. The survey revealed that 50% of HR teams are spending 5 hours or more a month on keeping their org charts up to date, taking time away from more strategic work.