Bus 4017 Project Management : Instructor Professor Fred Pentney Supplement. Wk 11 #   of

 

Types of Project Organizations – Quiz review Ch.  13 Gido & Clements

 

 

True/False

 

  1. The most common types of organization structures are functional, progressive, and matrix. 

 

  1. Functional organization structures are typically used in businesses that primarily sell and produce standard products.

 

  1. In a functional organization, individuals continue to perform their regular functional jobs while they may serve part-time on a project task force.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. In the matrix organization structure, individuals are assigned to the project for the length of time they are needed.

 

  1. 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. 

 

  1. The hierarchical structure causes communication, problem resolution, and decision making to be slow within a project organization.

 

  1. In the project organization structure, there is a low level of knowledge transfer among projects.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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

 

  1. ______________ organization structures are typically used in businesses that primarily sell and produce standard products.

a.      matrix

b.      functional

c.      progressive

d.      project

 

 

  1. 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

 

 

  1. 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

 

 

  1. __________ organization structures are found primarily in companies that are involved in very large projects.

a.      matrix

b.      functional

c.      progressive

d.      project

 

  1. 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

 

  1. 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

 

 

  1. 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

 

 

  1. 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

 

  1. 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

 

  1. 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.