Governance

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WEDO Governance

WEDO's Governance feature allows you to represent your organization chart in the form of circles and roles.

A circle is used to group roles together, generally representing a department or team within your organization. For example: Administration, Marketing, Human Resources, Finance, etc. Each circle has the authority to create roles and sub-circles within itself.

A role defines in sum the specifications of the people who contribute to that role within your organization. For example: Secretariat, Recruitment, Newsletter Management, etc.

Creating circles and roles

Here's how to create circles and roles:

1. Click + Add

2. Choose between a circle or a role

3. Fill in the name

4. Select the parent circle

5. Click on Confirm

Circle structures

For each circle, you'll find a detailed panel with 5 key elements:

• A purpose: what the circle is for

• Expectations: the circle's missions or responsibilities.

• Areas of authority: the elements for which circle members have the ability and responsibility to make decisions and take action, without needing to seek external authorization.

• Roles within the circle

• Circle members

Circle administrators

Circle members include administrators who can modify the circle and the roles within it.

Role structures

At the role level, you'll find a detailed panel with 4 key elements:

• Purpose

• Expectations

• Areas of authority

• One or more persons in charge

Mirror roles

A role can be mirrored. For example, the Secretary role must be represented in the Executive Management, HR and Administration circles. Mirroring roles in WEDO avoids the need to re-enter information, as the purpose, expectations and areas of authority are repeated between the different mirrors of a role.

ℹ️ It is possible to add specific features to the mirror role in each circle in which the role exists. It is also possible to modify the people responsible for the mirror role if necessary.

Circle and role colors

You can choose the color of a circle or role to highlight it.

ℹ️ Note that if you change the color of a mirror role, all linked roles will adopt the same color.

User directory

The directory lets you view all the circles and roles to which a person belongs.

Summary

This governance feature allows you to clearly define the relevant purposes and responsibilities that represent your organization.

It's a visual way of communicating with your employees about how you operate internally.