Differentiate between the following: (c) Project organization and Matrix Organization ~ Vivek Economics

 

Differentiate between the following:

(c) Project organization and Matrix Organization

Answer

Projectized Organization: Projectized Organizations are organized around projects for maximal project management effectiveness.

1.  The Project Manager is given more authority and resources control
2.  The Project Manager is responsible to the Sponsor and/or Senior Management
3.  The Project Manager is usually a full-time role
4.  Team members are usually co-located within the same office / virtually co-located to maximize communication effectiveness
5.  There can be some functional units within organization, however, those units are having a supportive function only without authority over the project manager

 Matrix Organization: Matrix Organizations are organizations with structures that carries a blend of the characteristics of functional and projectized organizations.

1.  Matrix organizations can be classified as weak, balanced or strong based on the relative authority of the Functional Manager and Project Manager
2.  If the “Project Manager” is given a role of more like “Project Co-ordinator” or “Project Expediter”, then the organization is considered “Weak Matrix”
3.  If the “Project Manager” is given much more authority on resources and budget spending, the organization is considered “Strong Matrix”
4.  The differentiations between Funcational Organization vs Weak Matrix and also Projectized Organization vs Strong Matrix are not very clear cut

Differentiate between the following:  (c) Project organization and Matrix Organization ~ Vivek Economics