Agent Determination with Org Structure without HR

We are currently on SAP 4.7 without the HR component. Our tech area would really like us to implement our first workflow where agent assignment is determined from an org plan. This workflow is a very simple workflow and actually only involves 2 people (one clerk and one manager).
If I build a very simple structure for this particular department, how easy is it to add on additional levels, both higher or lower, at a later date that will accomodate future workflows without effecting the existing one?
Thoughts?

Thank you Ramki and Sivarajendren,
I guess I'm still struggling with the best way to determine agent assignment given our circumstances (no HR) and the simplicity of this workflow. (Recap of workflow - investigation and approval of corp refunds done by person # 1. If refund > $500, needs approval from person #2).
The tech area wants me to create a simple org plan but not assign any users to it and then transport it all clients. Then in each client, we can assign users which would accomodate our testing with different id's than in prod. The workflow would then assign to a position not a userid. The advantage is that when people leave, the org plan must be maintained not the workflow.
I've thought about using responsibility rules but ultimately, you are assigning a userid to a rule which still needs maintenance if a user leaves.
I've also thought about using activity groups but the way we use them at our location isn't appropriate in this circumstance. Our activity groups are so broad it would give too many people access to workflows.
Lastly, I've thought about creating a custom Z table with the userid's in it and calling a function module to determine agent assignment. This actually sounds intriguing but again, someone would need to maintain the userid's in the table. Also, what's the best kind of key for the table - taskid?
One of our dilema's is that IT management does not want to give anyone authorization to change a WF templete in prod. So I must create the WF templete with the correct assignment in our dev system and then transport it to our prod system.
Then there's the whole issue about who will be doing any maintenance. Since we don't have an HR component at this time (hopefully sometime in the next 5 years), HR won't maintain an org structure.
See how complicated this is becoming? I'd appreciate any insight.
Joanne

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