MUHAMMAD AAMIRSenior Project Engineer| APPLIED CORROSION TECHNOLOGYSharjah, United Arab Emirates
Hi guys i am preparing to Take PMP exam & a bit confused about Matrix organizations.Anyone can give example of such organizations.Thnaks Saving Changes...
Project Manager's authority/ resource availability/ PM's role/ budget management are directly proportional to the strength of the matrix (organizational structure). If the organization falls under weak matrix, above characteristics are low, if the organization falls under balanced matrix, they are moderate, and if falls under strong matrix, the characteristics get stronger.
Checkout PMBOK for pictorial explanation. Good luck! Saving Changes...
Michael AdamsSolutions Architect| LANLLos Alamos, Nm, United States
This is from the Organizational structure section. If memory serves me, there are four basic types of organizational structures from the PMI perspective:
1) Functional: Traditional, top-down management. This is where a you answer to your boss/supervisor, who answers to his/hers, right up the line.
2) Matrix (strong, medium, or weak matrix): This is is when an organization is setup so that a project manager can pull resources for his/her team from multiple departments, depending on the individuals' skills and talents. Weak means the PM reports to a functional manager, strong means the PM has a lot of influence and power...maybe a functional manager reports to him/her.
3) Projectized (highly theoretical): this is an organization, which comes together for projects. The employees might even be temp, rather than employed by the organization. Teams are temporary and come together for the duration of the project. The movie industry sort of reminds me of this in terms of producing movies.
4) Composite: An organization composed of a mix of structures. Maybe there are functional teams, and a project team, which can pull resources as needed from functional teams. Or any mix of things like that.
