In what type of organizational structure do project managers have the most authority a functional B project C matrix D circular?

Project managers must have an excellent grasp of organizational structure. The effectiveness of a project manager depends on how well he understands the relationships of a project to the organization's success and the terms on which he interacts with stakeholders. For project managers, stakeholders include the company's leaders, staff and customers. Of the three primary organizational structures -- functional, project management-focused and matrix -- project managers have the least amount of authority and influence in a matrix organization.

Matrix

  1. Managers from various business units assign staff to specific projects in a matrix organization. Because projects could include participation from several business units, the project manager has little authority over the staff assigned to his projects.

Project Management-Focused

  1. For organizations that are heavily focused on project management, one project manager often oversees all the organization's projects. Whether it's a marketing project or project designed for manufacturing, human resources or finance, one project manager orchestrates it. Project managers in these "projectized" organizations have more latitude than their counterparts have in other types of organizations.

Functional

  1. Project managers in functional organizational structures may have several counterparts in the company's various business units. The project managers in the marketing, human resources and information technology divisions generally have similar levels of authority, with none of them in a role that trumps all others.

In what type of organizational structure do project managers have the most authority?

In a functional organization, project managers have more authority than they do in a matrix organization. More people work full time on projects in a functional organization than a matrix organization.

In which organizational structure does the project manager have the least authority?

Of the three primary organizational structures -- functional, project management-focused and matrix -- project managers have the least amount of authority and influence in a matrix organization.

In what type of organizational structure do project managers have the most authority quizlet?

A. A project-based organization is designed around project work, and project managers have the most authority in this type of structure.

In which organizational structure does a project manager have maximum influence?

Summary. The matrix organizational structure has had a great influence on project management. The matrix evolved to fill a need for an organization capable of dealing with great project size and complexity.