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Bus 4017 Project Management : Instructor Professor Fred Pentney Supplement. Wk
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Types of Project
Organizations – Quiz review Ch. 13 Gido
& Clements
True/False
- The most common types of
organization structures are functional, progressive, and matrix.
- Functional organization structures
are typically used in businesses that primarily sell and produce standard
products.
- In a functional organization,
individuals continue to perform their regular functional jobs while they
may serve part-time on a project task force.
- In a functional-type organization,
the project manager does not have complete authority over the project
team.
7.
In the matrix
organization structure, people are hired to work on a specific project.
8.
A project-type
organization can be cost-inefficient both for individual projects and for the
company.
- In the matrix organization
structure, individuals are assigned to the project for the length of time
they are needed.
- The project organization structure
allows for fast response upon problem identification because it has both a
horizontal (project) and a vertical (functional) path for the flow of
information.
- The hierarchical structure causes
communication, problem resolution, and decision making to be slow within a
project organization.
- In the project organization
structure, there is a low level of knowledge transfer among projects.
- The matrix structure allows
efficient utilization of resources by having individuals from various
functions assigned to work part-time, if necessary, on specific projects
or by having them assigned for only a limited duration to certain
projects.
- The most common types of
organization structures are:
a.
functional, project,
and matrix
b.
functional,
progressive, and matrix
c.
framework, project,
matrix
d.
functional, project,
management
- ______________ organization
structures are typically used in businesses that primarily sell and
produce standard products.
a.
matrix
b.
functional
c.
progressive
d.
project
- In a _______________
organization(s), the project manager does not have complete authority over
the project team.
a.
project
b.
matrix
c.
functional
d.
functional and matrix
- The _________________ organization
is well positioned to be highly responsive to the project objective and
customer needs because each project team is strictly dedicated to only one
project.
a.
matrix
b.
functional
c.
progressive
d.
project
- __________ organization structures
are found primarily in companies that are involved in very large projects.
a.
matrix
b.
functional
c.
progressive
d.
project
- In the ______________ organization
structure, 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.
mixed-mode
b.
matrix
c.
project
d.
functional
- In the _______________ organization
structure, the project manager meets with the appropriate functional
managers to negotiate the assignment of various individuals from the
functional components to work on the project.
a.
mixed-mode
b.
matrix
c.
project
d.
functional
- The objective of the matrix-type
organization structure is to _________ the number of functional
person-hours applied to work on projects (within the project budget) and
__________ the unapplied time.
a.
level, stop
b.
stop, level
c.
minimize, maximize
d.
maximize, minimize
- The ______________organization
provides opportunities for people in the functional components to pursue
career development through assignment to various types of projects.
a.
matrix
b.
mixed
c.
functional
d.
progressive
- Each ________________ manager in a
matrix organization structure is responsible for how the assigned work
tasks will be accomplished and who (which specific people) will do each
task.
a.
middle
b.
proposal
c.
functional
d.
project
- The ________ organization
structure allows for fast response upon problem identification because it
has both a horizontal (project) and a vertical (functional) path for the
flow of information.
a.
matrix
b.
mixed
c.
functional
d.
progressive
With acknowledgements: Gido and Clements. Successful Project
management.