Skills of an Effective Manager Part 1: Organization Effective managers must know how to manage: People, Projects, Teams, and Budgets Sure there is more to it, but these are the basics. Organizing People. This is the art of putting the right people into the right positions doing the right things. Step 1. Create an Executive Proposal of why you are reorganizing and the Value it brings to the organization. Step 2. Rules of the Road. Create a decision matrix that outlines the logic for how you are going to achieve our goals. Step 3. Create a Job Model for every necessary position. Step 4. Determine the labor force needed. Step 5. Decide how you want the organization to work together. Step 6: Alow for the ability to formally make changes to the plan. Step 7: COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE.... but don’t over communicate. Some things need to be left for discretion of the leaders. **Helpful Tips** Here are some of the factors you need to keep in mind when organizing an IT department: What does the IT department need to best support the business? What skills and experience is needed? What opportunities are there to move people up or laterally to more fitting positions? Who are your future leaders? What levels of management are needed? Remember, a single person can’t manage more than 7-10 people effectively in an IT department. What style of IT does the business need? Agile, DevOps, Traditional or Hybrid? Personalities... keep in mind who you’re matching up on specific teams. If you know two individuals can’t work together take the opportunity to make a correction.