Deck 13: Project Management Organisational Structures

Question 1

A disadvantage of an autonomous project organisational structure is that it can be cost-inefficient because of underutilisation of resources.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A disadvantage of a functional organisational structure is that functional-type organisations can be insular, with each component concerned about only its own performance.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

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

Answer 3

False

Question 4

A disadvantage of a functional organisational structure is that team work is emphasized, with much cross fertilisation of ideas among functions.

Question 5

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.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 6

A disadvantage of an autonomous project organisational structure is that project team members do not have a
functional 'home'.

Question 7

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

A)autonomous project organisational structure
B)functional organisational structure
C)matrix organisational structure
D)project management office

Question 8

A disadvantage of a matrix organisational structure is that conflicts will arise between project managers and functional managers regarding priorities.

Question 9

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

A)Autonomous project organisational structure
B)Functional organisational structure
C)Matrix organisational structure
D)Project management office

Question 10

A disadvantage of a matrix organisational structure is that members of a project team in a matrix organisation structure have a dual reporting relationship, which can cause anxiety and conflict over work priorities.

Question 11

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

Question 12

A disadvantage of an autonomous project organisational structure is that individuals are dedicated to working on one project.

Question 13

A disadvantage of an autonomous project organisational structure is that there is a high level of knowledge transfer among projects.

Question 14

A disadvantage of an autonomous project organisational structure is that at the end of a project, people may be made redundant if there is not a new project to which they can be assigned, leading to team members experiencing high anxiety about reassignment.

Question 15

A disadvantage of a functional organisational structure is that there is a lack of customer focus.

Question 16

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

A)An autonomous project organisational structure
B)A functional organisational structure
C)A matrix organisational structure
D)A project management office

Question 17

A disadvantage of a functional organisational structure is that there is a stronger allegiance to the function than to the project or the customer.

Question 18

A disadvantage of an autonomous project organisational structure is that when things are slow, individuals have a tendency to stretch out their work to fill up the time available or if they do not have any tasks to do for temporary periods, their unapplied time is still a cost to the company.

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

Question 21

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

A)An autonomous project organisational structure
B)A functional organisational structure
C)A matrix organisational structure
D)A project management office

Question 22

In , a full-time project manager has complete project and administrative authority over the project team.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 23

In , all the resources needed to achieve each project are assigned full time to work on that project.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 24

In , each project team is dedicated to only one project.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 25

In , multiple projects are worked on at any one time, and these projects vary in size and complexity.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 26

In , the project manager also needs to take the time to regularly update the other functional managers in the company on the status of the project and thank them for the support of their people assigned to the task force.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 27

is also known as a projectised organisational structure.

A)An autonomous project organisational structure
B)A functional organisational structure
C)A matrix organisational structure
D)A project management office

Question 28

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

A)An autonomous project organisational structure
B)A functional organisational structure
C)A matrix organisational structure
D)A project management office

Question 29

is kind of a hybrid; a mix of both the functional and autonomous project organisational structures.

A)An autonomous project organisational structure
B)A functional organisational structure
C)A matrix organisational structure
D)A project management office

Question 30

As projects wind down and are completed in , the company hopes to get contracts for new projects.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 31

In , in most cases if an individual serves part time on a project task force, the individual continues to perform her regular functional jobs.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 32

In , each project is operated like a mini-company.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 33

In , the project manager does not have complete authority over the project team, because administratively the members still work for their respective functional managers.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 34

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

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 35

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.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 36

In , one of the team members is designated as the project leader or manager.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 37

In , projects are continually being completed and started.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 38

can be cost-inefficient both for individual projects and for the company.Each project must pay the salaries of its dedicated project team, even during parts of the project when they are not busy.

A)An autonomous project organisational structure
B)A functional organisational structure
C)A matrix organisational structure
D)A project management office

Question 39

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

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 40

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

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 41

allows efficient utilisation of resources by having individuals from various functions assigned to work on specific projects.

A)An autonomous project organisational structure
B)A functional organisational structure
C)A matrix organisational structure
D)A project management office

Question 42

In , the project manager is responsible for the project results, while the functional managers are responsible for providing the resources needed to achieve the results.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 43

In , the project organisation is highly responsive to the customer.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 44

provides a core of functional expertise that is available to all projects.

A)An autonomous project organisational structure
B)A functional organisational structure
C)A matrix organisational structure
D)A project management office

Question 45

In , people experience greater learning and growth, and their knowledge and skills are transferred from project to project.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 46

Individuals are assigned to the project for the length of time they are needed in .

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 47

reduces duplication and overlap of activities.

A)An autonomous project organisational structure
B)A functional organisational structure
C)A matrix organisational structure
D)A project management office

Question 48

In , the project team has full control over the resources, including authority over how the work gets done and by whom.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 49

In , the objective is to maximise the number of functional person-hours applied to work on projects and minimise the unapplied time.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 50

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)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 51

In , the project manager is the intermediary between the company and the customer.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 52

provides the benefits associated with specialisation and functional excellence.

A)An autonomous project organisational structure
B)A functional organisational structure
C)A matrix organisational structure
D)A project management office

Question 53

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

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 54

also facilitates information flow.

A)An autonomous project organisational structure
B)A functional organisational structure
C)A matrix organisational structure
D)A project management office

Question 55

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.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 56

Because they have a functional home in , individuals can be moved among projects.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 57

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.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 58

provides checks and balances and a fast response upon problem identification because it has both a horizontal (project) and a vertical (functional) path for the flow of information.

A)An autonomous project organisational structure
B)A functional organisational structure
C)A matrix organisational structure
D)A project management office

Question 59

provides for effective utilisation of company resources.

A)An autonomous project organisational structure
B)A functional organisational structure
C)A matrix organisational structure
D)A project management office

Question 60

In , project managers come under the projects component of the organisation.

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office

Question 61

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.

A)An autonomous project organisational structure
B)A functional organisational structure
C)A matrix organisational structure
D)The project management office

Question 62

plays an important role in the matrix organisational structure because it oversees and coordinates multiple projects.

A)An autonomous project organisational structure
B)A functional organisational structure
C)A matrix organisational structure
D)A project management office

Question 63

is customer focused.

A)An autonomous project organisational structure
B)A functional organisational structure
C)A matrix organisational structure
D)A project management office

Question 64

can help to resolve priority conflicts between projects and can facilitate decisions regarding the priority among projects.

A)An autonomous project organisational structure
B)A functional organisational structure
C)A matrix organisational structure
D)A project management office

Question 65

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

A)an autonomous project organisational structure
B)a functional organisational structure
C)a matrix organisational structure
D)a project management office