Exam 13: Project Management Organizational Structures

In , the company always needs to have new projects coming in as other projects are completed, in order to maintain a high applied-time rate for the functional staff.

In , knowledge stays with the company, ready to be used on future projects.

In , team members may be assigned to the project either full-time or part-time.

In , each member of a project team has a dual reporting relationship; in a sense, each member has two managers, a temporary) project manager and a permanent) functional manager.

A disadvantage of a matrix organizational structure is that a company that uses a matrix organization structure must establish operating guidelines to assure a the balance of power between project managers and functional managers favors one or the other.