Organization Structure can have huge influence on project management. From Project Management perspective, Structure can be Functional, Matrix or Projectized.
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Functional
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Projectized
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Matrix
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Strong Matrix
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Weak Matrix
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Balanced Matrix
Power rests with Project Manager. This is more close to Projectized structure.
Power rests with Functional Manager. This is more close to Functional structure.
Power is shared. This is a combination of both Functional and Projectized. Resources would have two managers – Project Manager and Functional Managers. After Project Completion, resources go back to Functional department.
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The organization is structured into function areas such as Manufacturing, Procurement, Sales, Billing etc. All projects occur into one functional area, as work or information is needed from another functional area, a request is made to the area head who would assign somebody from his team. In this case, resources juggle between operational and project work.
In this case, everybody is assigned to a project. After completion of project, resources will be assigned to another project.
Composite Organization – Generally, Organizations will have combination of different structure for different projects. This term is sometimes confused with structure.
