Exam 13: Project Management Organizational Structures

In _________, there is little opportunity for members of different project teams to share knowledge or technical expertise, because each project team tends to be isolated.

___________ may also provide project management training, provide administrative support staff for projects, establish consistent procedures, and develop best practices and templates for planning, monitoring, and controlling projects.

Each _______ concentrates on performing its own activities in support of the company's business mission.

_________is typically used in businesses that primarily sell and produce standard products. For example, a company that manufactures and sells video recorders.

Companies with _______are in the projects business; they do not produce standard products.

A disadvantage of a functional organizational structure is that decisions may be parochial rather than in the best interests of the overall project.

In _______, employees work on multiple projects at any given time.

A disadvantage of an autonomous project organizational structure is that there is a potential for duplication of activities on several concurrent projects.

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

__________ also facilitates information flow.

A company with _______ may periodically undertake projects, but these are typically in-house projects rather than projects for external customers. For such projects, a multifunctional project team or task force is formed.

In _________, individuals can pursue career development through assignment to various types of projects. As they broaden their experience, individuals become more valuable for future assignments.

______ is found primarily in companies that are involved in very large projects.

In ________, the project organization is highly responsive to the customer.

In _______, project managers come under the projects component of the organization.

_________work groups consist of individuals who perform the same function, such as engineering or manufacturing.

In __________, project team members can inform the project manager and the functional manager.

In ________ provides the project and customer focus of the project structure, but it retains the functional expertise of the functional structure.

A disadvantage of a functional organizational structure is that the hierarchical structure causes communication, problem resolution, and decision making to be fast and efficient.

_________ is kind of a hybrid-a mix of both the functional and autonomous project organizational structures.