<s>
An	O
organigraph	B-Application
is	O
a	O
graphical	O
representation	O
of	O
a	O
company	O
's	O
structure	O
or	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
a	O
traditional	O
organizational	B-Application
chart	I-Application
as	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
imply	O
the	O
same	O
degree	O
of	O
linear	O
hierarchy	O
that	O
an	O
organizational	B-Application
chart	I-Application
does	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Organigraphs	B-Application
are	O
used	O
to	O
expose	O
critical	O
associations	O
and	O
competitive	O
opportunities	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
viewing	O
all	O
parties	O
,	O
departments	O
,	O
and	O
business	O
units	O
as	O
separate	O
entities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Business	O
strategists	O
,	O
consultants	O
,	O
and	O
academics	O
use	O
organigraphs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
year	O
2000	O
,	O
Henry	O
Mintzberg	O
and	O
Ludo	O
Van	O
der	O
Heyden	O
conceived	O
the	O
organigraph	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Organigraphs	B-Application
can	O
be	O
created	O
as	O
diagrams	O
or	O
as	O
images	O
which	O
represent	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
firm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
computer	O
company	O
's	O
organigraph	B-Application
could	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
