Organisation model

The organisation model (/hierarchy) is the backbone of your 3rdRisk environment and is applied throughout the platform to structure your data. This article will introduce and explain the concept and then describe the implementation on 3rdRisk.com.

What is the organisation model?

The organisation model is a visual representation of your organisation's setup/hierarchy. Within the platform, we use it to provide the organisational context to your compliance requirements, third parties, contracts, risks and issues in an easy, structured way. It is the backbone of your 3rdRisk environment and is applied throughout the platform to structure your data.

Within the platform, you have the option to completely tailor your organisation model, whereby size, geographical location or industry do not matter. From small startups and Fortune 500 companies to NGOs and governments, organisations of all sizes can create simple or complex organisation models within the 3rdRisk platform. You can create a traditional organisational hierarchy setup using an organisation organogram, but you can even include your organisation's value chains, key services and processes as elements in the organisation model.

We recommend first starting with a straightforward and/or flat organisation model without unnecessary complexity to first understand the platform and your requirements. You may continuously enrich or change the model at a later stage.

Create the organisation model

To start laying out your organisation model, start adding elements to your organisation model:

Navigate to: Left side menu: Configuration, then Organisation model.
The organisation model opens. Here, you see all your active organisation elements. Use the Show inactive slider to view both active and inactive elements.
Click on +Add organisation model to add an element to your organisation.
Fill in the following Element properties:

Element	Description
Type *	Type of the organisational element. Learn more about organisation element types here: Organisation element types
Name *	Unique identifier of the element, e.g. store name, facility number or process name.
Status *	Slider to deactivate an organisation element. Elements cannot be fully deleted for data integrity and auditing purposes. Deactivating an organisation element will disable it from active use and remove it from view outside of the editing mode.
Location within the organisation *	The parent organisation element of this new element. Determines the position of the element within the visual organisation model.
Responsible colleague *	The responsible colleague for this organisation element, e.g. factory director, department lead, shop manager.
Description	Field to provide additional internal context, e.g. types of products fabricated at the location, and a specific explanation of the key service.

Organisation element types

To accommodate all types and sizes of organisations, you have the option to use a wide variety of organisation elements:

Element	Description
Brand	Organisations use an identifying name to distinguish their product or service from others.
Entity	A partnership, organisation, or business has a legal and separately identifiable existence.
Country	A geographic territory.
City	A large town.
Department	A separate division of an organisation. Typical departments are Marketing, Finance, Operations Management, Human resources, IT etc.
Team	A Group of people organised to work together.
Factory / facility	Commercial or industrial property such as a building, plant, or structure.
Warehouse	Building for storing goods.
Point-of-sale	The place where customers make payments for products or services at a specific store.
Value chain	All the business activities it takes to create a product or service from start to finish (e.g., design, production, distribution, etc.).
Process	A set of recurrent or periodic activities that interact to produce a result.
Key-service	Most important service that delivers value to customers.
Asset	The crown jewels/critical assets of your organisation.

Edit the organisation model

To edit your existing organisation model structure:

Navigate to: Left side menu: Configuration - Organisation model
Edit your organisation model by clicking on an element to edit its properties.
- Use the Status slider in the element properties to deactivate the element.
- Elements cannot be fully deleted for data integrity and auditing purposes. Deactivating an organisation element will disable it from active use and remove it from view outside of the editing mode.
- The principal element in your organisation model is always your primary entity and cannot be changed manually. This is the entity set during the registration. For changes to the principal element, please contact support@3rdRisk.com.
Click on Save for the element.

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