Summary of Organizational Structure Examples

There are four ORGANIZATIONAL ENTITIES included in each example:

1. Strategic Leadership Council
2. Project Leadership Management Council
3. Project Teams
4. Affinity Groups

In each Organizational Entity the example considers the composition of the entity, the responsibility of the entity, and the Outcome of the entity’s activities.

The following is a summary of each of the three examples for which you may vote:

EXAMPLE 1

Strategic Leadership Council

• Composition: Members from each stakeholder constituency
• Responsibility: Develop strategy and policy recommendations
• Outcome: Recommendations subject to approval by the Forum

Project Leadership Management Council 

• Composition: Members from each stakeholder constituency
• Responsibility: Oversee all active projects, provide technical management, and coordinate project team membership 
• Outcome: Refer strategic issues to the Strategic Leadership Council and other matters to the Forum to approve or disapprove

Project Teams

• Composition: Members from relevant organizations of the Forum, staff member(s), member selection coordinated by Project
• Leadership Management Council with input from the Strategic Leadership Council
• Responsibility: Complete a project within the project scope, provide regular feedback to project management and the Forum 
• Outcome: Quality results with broad stakeholder input and buy-in

Affinity Groups

• Composition: Groups formed voluntarily by members, with staff support provided for working as such a group at Forum meetings,
• listservs, and teleconferences
• Responsibility: (none defined)
• Outcome: A broader range of items of interest are taken up by the Forum

EXAMPLE 2

Strategic Leadership Council

• Composition: Members from each stakeholder constituency (same as Example 1)
• Responsibility: Develop strategy and policy recommendations (same as Example 1)
• Outcome: Recommendations subject to approval by the Forum (same as Example 1)

Project Leadership Management Council 

• Composition: Project leaders for all active projects
• Responsibility: Oversee all active projects, provide technical management, and coordinate project team membership (same as Example 1) 
• Outcome: Refer strategic issues to the Strategic Leadership Council and other matters to the Forum to approve or disapprove (same as Example 1)

Project Teams

• Composition: Members from relevant organizations of the Forum, staff member(s), member selection coordinated by Project
• Leadership Management Council with input from the Strategic Leadership Council (same as Example 1)
• Responsibility: Complete a project within the project scope, provide regular feedback to project management and the Forum (same as Example 1) 
• Outcome: Quality results with broad stakeholder input and buy-in (same as Example 1) 

Affinity Groups

• Composition: Groups formed voluntarily by members, with staff support provided for working as such a group at Forum meetings,
• listservs, and teleconferences (same as Example 1).
• Responsibility: (none defined) (same as Example 1)
• Outcome: A broader range of items of interest are taken up by the Forum (same as Example 1).

EXAMPLE 3

Strategic Leadership Council

• Composition: Members from each stakeholder constituency (same as Example 1)
• Responsibility: Develop strategy and policy recommendations; oversee all active projects, provide technical management
• coordinate project team membership
• Outcome: Recommendations subject to approval by the Forum (same as Example 1)

Project Leadership Management Council 

• In this example, the Project Leadership Management Council is combined with the Strategic Leadership Council and project management responsibilities are included in the Strategic Leadership Council

Project Teams

• Composition: Members from relevant organizations of the Forum, staff member(s), member selection coordinated by Project
• Leadership Management Council with input from the Strategic Leadership Council (same as Example 1)
• Responsibility: Complete a project within the project scope, provide regular feedback to project management and the Forum (same as Example 1) 
• Outcome: Quality results with broad stakeholder input and buy-in (same as Example 1) 

Affinity Group

• Composition: Groups formed voluntarily by members, with staff support provided for working as such a group at Forum meetings, listservs, and teleconferences (same as Example 1).
• Responsibility: (none defined) (same as Example 1)
• Outcome: A broader range of items of interest are taken up by the Forum (same as Example 1).