Case Study: Organization Change in Fremont Corporation

In this case study, we use Fremont Corporation to demonstrate how to use Oracle Projects to address organization changes.

In its original implementation, Fremont Corporation’s organization hierarchy contained four organizations directly subordinate to its business group. The four organizations have several subordinate organizations. Following is an illustration of Fremont Corporation’s initial organization hierarchy:

Fremont Corporation has one business group, the Fremont Corporation.

• Under the business group, there are four divisions: Administrative, Fremont Engineering, Fremont Construction, and Fremont Services.
• The Administrative division includes four organizations: Executive Office, Human Resources, Finance, and Information Services.
• The Fremont Engineering division includes four organizations: Electrical, Mechanical, Structural, and Environmental.
• The Fremont Construction division includes four organizations: West, Midwest, East, South, and International.
• The Fremont Services division includes two organizations: Data Systems and Risk Analysis

The following illustration shows the initial organization hierarchy for Fremont Corporation.

Fremont Corporation: Initial Organization Hierarchy

Due to the continued growth of its international construction business sector, Fremont Corporation sets up a separate organization for Europe, subordinate to the existing International organization, to manage its European construction projects. The new organization hierarchy is shown in the following illustration:

Fremont Corporation has one business group, the Fremont Corporation.

• Under the business group, there are four divisions: Administrative, Fremont Engineering, Fremont Construction, and Fremont Services.
• The Administrative division includes four organizations: Executive Office, Human Resources, Finance, and Information Services.
• The Fremont Engineering division includes four organizations: Electrical, Mechanical, Structural, and Environmental.
• The Fremont Construction division is divided into two subdivisions: U.S. and International. The U.S. subdivision contains four organizations: West, Midwest, East, and South. The International subdivision contains one organization: Europe.
• The Fremont Services division includes two organizations: Data Systems and Risk Analysis

The following illustration shows the new organization hierarchy for Fremont Corporation.

Fremont Corporation: New Organization Hierarchy