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PMBOK Guide - Part 1 (Paravar-Session 4)
PMBOK Guide - Part 1 (Paravar-Session 4)
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Organizational Structures at a Glance
Balanced
Matrix
Weak Strong
Matrix Matrix
Functional Projectized
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Example 2: A Project-based Company
Managing
Director
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Functional Organization
Managing
Director
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Roles of Functional Managers in Matrix Structures
HR Management
- Recruitment
- Training
- Assignment to projects Infrastructure Management
- Performance appraisal - Professional software
- Professional hardware
- Office space & facilities
Quality Management Functional
- Codes & standards
- Uniform procedures
Manager
- QC of critical items
- QA (through auditing)
Support to Projects
Knowledge Management - Proposal development
- Project setup (e.g. KOM)
- Professional library
- Technical support to team
- Research & development
- Seminars and forums
- Lessons learned
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Projectized Organization
Managing
Director
Manager of
Project
Managers
Each project has its own team, completely focusing on that project.
Project team members are usually co-located.
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„Strong Matrix‟ vs. „Projectized‟
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Composite (Blended) Organizations
Sample 1 (operational):
Typical, routine projects: balanced matrix
Large, complex and important projects: strong matrix or projectized
Simple, small projects: weak matrix or functional
Sample 2 (project-based):
Organizing engineering and procurement as strong matrix.
Organizing construction & erection as projectized.
Sample 3 (project-based):
For project-based companies, the optimal organizational structure may be a
composite of „strong matrix‟ and „projectized‟ organizations.
See the next page.
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Composite (Blended) Organizations
Headquarters
Managing professional Providing infrastructure
education & training
Functional (hardware & software)
Departments
Developing uniform Establishing COP
procedures, instructions, … (community of practice)
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