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reorg

/ˈriː.ɔːɡ/ - n.

1 [colloq.] The act of redrawing the boxes to avoid defining what goes in them. The ambiguity is conserved; only its address changes.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A restructuring of reporting lines and responsibilities intended to fix how an organization works.

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See also

accountabilityA quality every initiative is said to require and every org chart is careful never to locate.
change managementThe workstream that explains the new tool to the people who will still lack the authority the old tool was missing.
data ownerA field on a slide, populated last quarter with the name of whoever wasn't there to refuse.
the abstract ownerEveryone agreed it was owned. No one could say by whom. The asset has a guardian the way the weather has a manager.