What is the use of function mapping? When starting a project, entrepreneurs spend most of their time working on the strategy; it’s actually a good idea to try to be as proactive as possible.
However, the execution of that strategy is also important, because what the company can achieve depends on it.
But, how to do a correct execution? With clear objectives and, above all, identifying the tasks that must be carried out and whose responsibility each is. It is necessary for all team members to be aware of what their functions are, as well as the impact that their activities represent within the operation.
Once you have defined the strategy of what you want to do and why, the next step is to determine how it will be achieved. Assigning the necessary functions and resources will allow you to execute perfectly and ensure that the strategy is consolidated.
How is function mapping done?
To carry out this mapping of functions, it is recommended to use a tool called a function chart, very useful for both the leader and the collaborators to focus on the objectives to be met.
The main goal of a function chart is to show the functions that collaborators must perform within a work team, communicate the objectives and monitor their fulfillment. In short, the funciorama is an execution strategy. If in practice the activities are not carried out properly, the strategy remains just an idea and it is possible to lose valuable resources, such as the time and money invested.
In fact, the function chart also helps entrepreneurs to make efficient use of the resources allocated to the strategy, both material and human.
How does a function chart help you?
With the function chart in view, leaders can convey their ideas and instructions to their collaborators with total clarity. This tool explains to the team what they want to achieve and what is expected of each member for it to be so. The same way, the function chart is useful to identify faults that hinder the process; therefore, it is also an objective basis for performance evaluations and for the identification of areas of opportunity within the organization, if employers decide to implement the recommended practice of continuous improvement.
When using this tool there is no room to assume or suppose, since it transmits precise information for everyone to know. When an employee joins a work team, role mapping helps them to be very clear about their activities and the effect of their work on the progress of the business.
Claudio Kandel Claudio has also been director of financial products at Banco Azteca, director of credit risk and director of operations at HSBC, brand manager of “Western Union: Money in Minutes” at Elektra, among others. He has extensive experience in the financial sector, both in Mexico and in the United States, Luxembourg, Russia, Switzerland, Israel, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, El Salvador, Colombia, Peru, Brazil and Argentina.