Exam 13: Project Management Organizational Structures

____ provides the benefits associated with specialization and functional excellence.

The functional component within a ____ organization provides a home for individuals at the end of a project while they are waiting to be assigned to other projects.

In the ____ organizational structure, people are hired to work on a specific project.

A disadvantage of a functional organizational structure is that the hierarchical structure causes communication, problem resolution, and decision making to be slow and possibly delay the project.

In ____, project managers come under the projects component of the organization.

Companies with ____ organizational structures seldom perform projects involving external customers.

In ____, team members may be assigned to the project either full-time or part-time.

In ____, the project manager is responsible for the project results, while the functional managers are responsible for providing the resources needed to achieve the results.

A company with a _____________ may periodically undertake projects, but these are typically in-house projects rather than projects for external customers