FULL NAME : Phạm Thị Khánh Linh ID :BABAWE13276

Assignment for ch05: The Project in the Organizational Structure

I. Multichoice:
1.C
2.D
3.A
4.C
5.C
6.B
7.D
8.A
9.B
10.D
II. Questions:

1. How would you organize a project to develop a complex product such as a new color fax-
copy-scanner-printer machine? How would you organize if the product was simpler,
such as a new disk drive?
Answer : Complexity in product development (PD) projects can emanate from the product
design, the development process, the development
organization, the tools and technologies applied, the requirements to be met, and other
domains. In each of these domains, complexity
arises from the numerous elements and their multitude of relationships, such as between the
components of the product being developed,
between the activities to develop them, and among the people doing the activities. One
approach to handing this complexity is to rep-
resent and analyze these domains’ design structures or architectures. The design structure
matrix (DSM) has proved to be a very helpful
tool for representing and analyzing the architecture of an individual system such as a product,
process, or organization. Like many tools,
the DSM has been applied in a variety of areas outside its original domain, as researchers and
practitioners have sought to leverage its
advantages.
In the functional line organization, a project is conducted within a single function and the line
manager has all the authority for the project personnel, which come from the single function.
This organization form can be found in small projects. The functional line is challenged as
soon as project personnel are drawn from different function, the project is divided into single
function work packages and assigned to relevant functional groups.

2. Give some guidelines for choosing an organizational form for a project?

Answer : The best form for a particular case requires consideration of the characteristics of
the project compared with the various advantages and disadvantages of each form.
A useful procedure for selecting an organizational form a project is:
1. Identify the specific outcomes desired.
2. Determine the key tasks to attain these outcomes ad identify the units within the
parent organization where these tasks would normally be assigned.
 3. Sequence the key tasks and group them into logical work steps.
4. Determine which project subsystems will be assigned which steps, and which
subsystems must closely cooperate.
5. Identify any special firm or project characteristics, constraints, or problems that may
affect how the project should be organized.
6. Consider all the above relative to the pros and cons each organizational form as a
final decision is made.
3. Describe the effects of the various organizational forms on coordination and interaction,
both within the project team and between the team and the rest of the company.
Answer :
Within the function, work is usually well planned and well coordinated. However, barriers to
communication and coordination with external stakeholders are created.

Discuss the effects of pure project organization on coordination and interaction, both within the
project team and between the team and the rest of the firm.

Within the project team, work is usually well planned and well coordinated. However, project
creates boundaries for interactions with the functional organizations and may lead to failures to
follow corporate policies and procedures