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Types of ProjectOrganizations:A Review

Presented By: MMS - A - Group 811: Paroma Choudhary15: Samar Deshpande24: Priyanka Kalke38: Mayur Pradhan39: Amogh Puranik54: Falguni Shiyad

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Types of ProjectOrganizations

Functional Type Organization

Project Type Organization

Matrix Type Organization

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Functional Type Organization Used in businesses that sell and produce standard

products and seldom conduct external projects.

Groups consist of individuals performing thesame function or have the same expertise orskills.

Periodically undertake in-house projects.

Team members can be assigned to the project to

continue regular functional jobs. Project manager does not have complete

authority over team.

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Project Type Organization Used in companies in the project business, not

selling products.

Work on multiple projects at a time at various

stages of completion.

Project team is dedicated to one project.

Project manager has complete authority overteam.

Each project team tends to be isolated.

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Matrix Type Organization A mix of functional and project organization structures.

Used in companies that work on multiple projects at atime.

Provides project and customer focus.

Retains functional expertise.

Individuals can be assigned to various types of projects.

Both project and functional managers haveresponsibilities.

The Project Manager is the intermediary betweencustomer and company.

The Functional Manager decides how tasks will beaccomplished.

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Functional Type Organization Advantages

Reduces duplication and overlap of activities.

Provides specialization and functional excellence.

Disadvantages Can be insular.

Teamwork is not emphasized.

Decisions may be parochial (narrow).

Structure can slow communication, problem solvingand decision making.

Lack of customer focus.

Stronger allegiance (continued support) to functionthan project.

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Project Type Organization Advantages

Team has full control over resources.

Organization is highly responsive to customer.

Disadvantages Can be cost inefficient.

Tendency to stretch out work during slow periods.

Potential for duplication on concurrent projects.

Low level of knowledge transfer.

No functional home.

People may be laid off at the end of the project.

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Matrix Type Organization

Advantages Allows efficient utilization of resources.

Individuals can be moved among projects.

Provides a core of functional expertise.

Facilitates information flow.

Team members can communicate with project andfunctional managers.

Customer focused.

Disadvantages Team members have a dual reporting relationship.

A proper balance of power must be establishedbetween project and functional managers.

Priority conflicts can arise between managers.

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