Org Chart
Hierarchies that carry their performance with them
Visualise organisational structures, reporting lines and process flows as an interactive tree, with KPI status on every node so you can see where the org is off target.
Illustration of the visual's layout.
An org chart answers two questions at once: who reports to whom, and how is each part of the structure performing. The Org Chart visual treats the second as first-class — every node carries a KPI status computed from its value against a target, so a reporting tree doubles as a performance dashboard.
Nodes render parent-child relationships between employees, departments or process steps. Links can be straight or curved, with optional arrows, and the whole tree supports high-contrast mode and keyboard navigation.
Capabilities
KPI performance indicators
Each node shows a status derived from variance against target, so weak spots surface without reading a single number.
Swimlanes
Group nodes into horizontal or vertical lanes by department, region or any other category.
Dual orientation
Switch between left-to-right and top-down layouts to suit the shape of the hierarchy.
Expand and collapse
Collapse branches individually or toggle the whole tree, with zoom, fit-to-screen and smooth panning for large charts.
Interactive legend
Click a KPI status in the legend to filter the tree down to just the nodes in that state.
Photos and accent colours
Bind base-64 images for people or units, and set a per-node accent colour from your data.
Fields you bind
The data roles this visual exposes in the Power BI field well.
- Entity ID
- Parent ID
- Information Fields
- KPI values
- KPI Target
- KPI Period
- Image (Base-64)
- Accent Color
- Swimlane
- Tooltips
Where it's used
- Organisational structure and headcount reporting
- Performance management cascades
- Process and approval flow documentation
- Group structures and subsidiary ownership
Specifications
What the visual supports, and where.
| Power BI Desktop | Supported |
|---|---|
| Power BI Service | Supported |
| Mobile layout | Pan and zoom |
| Export | PowerPoint and PDF, plus email subscriptions |
| Certification | Microsoft-certified |
| Languages | 41 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Arabic |
| Current version | 2.0.1.0 |
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- 30-day free trial
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