diff --git a/src/content/posts/project-management/index.md b/src/content/posts/project-management/index.md index 067d396f7..99350a0d5 100644 --- a/src/content/posts/project-management/index.md +++ b/src/content/posts/project-management/index.md @@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ Organizations are structured into one of 6 models. Project management in them ar flow of communication between projects and departments. Project managers in functional organizations have the following attributes: - - Little power Little autonomy + - Little power + - Little autonomy - Report directly to a functional manager - The project manager may be known as a Project Coordinator or Team Leader - The project manager's role is part-time @@ -224,6 +225,31 @@ Organizations are structured into one of 6 models. Project management in them ar ![Functional Organization](./functional-organizations.png "Error loading functional-organizations.png") + :::caution + + This organizing of specialization by departments leads to operational efficiency, where employees become specialists + within their own realm of expertise. + + Such organization also has the downside of rigid, slow, and inflexible communication and execution + + A functional organization is best suited as a producer of standardized goods and services at large volume and low + cost. + + ::: + +2. __Matrix Structures__: The matrix structure is a mix of functional and decentralized forms in order to remedy the + weakness of the former. An example would be a company that produces 2 products, "product A" and "product B". Using + the matrix structure, this company would organize functions within the company as follows: "product A" sales + department, "product A" customer service department, "product A" accounting, "product B" sales department, + "product B" customer service department, "product B" accounting department. + + - __Weak Matrix__ (strongly functional): A project manager with only limited authority is assigned to oversee the + cross-functional aspects of the project. The functional managers maintain control over their resources and project + areas. + - __Balanced Matrix__: A project manager is assigned to oversee the project. Power is shared equally between the + project manager and the functional managers +5. + [^1]: Phillips, Joseph (2004). [_PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide_](https://archive.org/details/pmpprojectmanage00jose/mode/2up). McGraw-Hill/Osborne. p. 354. ISBN 0072230622. [^2]: Nokes, Sebastian; Kelly, Sean (2007). [_The Definitive Guide to Project Management: The Fast Track to Getting the Job Done on Time and on Budget_](https://archive.org/details/definitiveguidet0000noke/mode/2up).