The OrgCanvas Blog

Practical advice on org charts, team structure, and organizational design for growing companies.

Guide

How to Build an Org Chart for a 50-Person Company

A step-by-step guide to structuring your organization as you scale past the startup phase. Covers department grouping, reporting lines, and common pitfalls at the 50-person stage.

10 min read · February 2026
Strategy

Matrix vs Hierarchical Org Charts: When to Use Each

Not every company fits neatly into a top-down hierarchy. Learn when matrix structures make sense, their trade-offs, and how to represent them visually.

8 min read · February 2026
Best Practices

The Complete Guide to Org Chart Best Practices

Everything you need to know about creating, maintaining, and sharing org charts that people actually use — from naming conventions to update cadences.

12 min read · February 2026
Guide

How to Create an Org Chart in Excel (And Why You'll Outgrow It)

Step-by-step guide to building org charts in Excel using SmartArt. Plus: when Excel org charts stop working and what to use instead.

9 min read · February 2026
Guide

How to Create an Org Chart in Google Sheets

Google Sheets has a built-in org chart type that creates charts from your data. Here's how to use it, and where its limits are.

8 min read · February 2026
Guide

How to Create an Org Chart in PowerPoint

How to build org charts in PowerPoint for presentations, plus a better workflow for teams that update their charts regularly.

7 min read · February 2026
Comparison

Best Free Org Chart Software in 2026

We tested every free org chart tool available. Here's an honest ranking — including what's actually free vs. trial bait-and-switch.

10 min read · February 2026
Comparison

Best Org Chart Software in 2026

The definitive guide to org chart software. Every major tool compared across features, pricing, and use case — with honest pros and cons.

12 min read · February 2026

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