Project Management Organizational Structures

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Empirical research suggests that the Strong Matrix“ and „Project-Based teams/ Org modes are the most effective means of undertaking projects


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Clifford F. Gray / Erik W. Larson, Project Management: The Managerial Process, 2. ed., 2003, p. 71

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Project Performance and Organizational Form(Meeting Schedule)

Erik W. Larson & David H. Gobeli examined the performance of different organizational structures with regard to the schedule, cost and technical performance of 540 development projects in 1987-88. The industries represented in the survey were pharmaceuticals, aero-space, computer and data processing products, telecommunications, medical instruments,

glass products, petrochemical products, software development and household goods.

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