A Software Environment for the Design of Organizational Structures
Abstract
This paper presents a software environment for adaptive organizational design, with focus on synthesizing Joint Task Force (JTF) C2 architectures subject to organizational constraints (e.g., the availability of resources and/or DMs, the distribution of DMs expertise, etc.). Currently, the design environment includes software modules for: (1) mission modeling to extract task dependency graphs; (2) mission planning to allocate resources to tasks; (3) hierarchical clustering algorithms for grouping resources into decision-maker (DM) nodes, and (4) building an organizational hierarchy. In addition, basic modules for dynamic adaptation of organizational strategies and structures in the face of changing mission environment and/or resources are being added. The organizational design environment presented in this paper enables an analyst to synthesize robust organizational structures and evaluate their performances. The software tool allows an analyst to decompose the process of organizational design into a sequence of stages and visualize the design process. The software also allows a user to input parameters and constraints in a natural way at various stages of the design process, making it possible to design organizational structures with desired attributes (e.g., speed of command, workload, team coordination).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA461468
Entities
People
- Fang Tu
- Georgiy M. Levchuk
- Jie Luo
- Krishna R. Pattipati
- Yuriy Shlapak
Organizations
- University of Connecticut