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Project Management Orientation

Matrix Organizations 

A matrix organizational structure is a blend of functional and projectized organizations, as shown in the following OBS (Organizational Breakdown Structure).  In a matrix organizational structure, the project manager shares responsibility with the functional managers to assign priorities and direct the work of the people assigned to the project.

Team members on a matrix project often have mixed loyalty because they have two bosses:  the project manager and their functional manager.

Matrix organization diagram. With project leaders on the left side and functional structure at the top with a hierarchical model

Organization Types  (continued)

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Functional Organizations
Projectized Organizations
Matrix Organizations 
1: Getting Started
2: Define the Project Team
3: Team Management
4: Identify and Validate Requirements
5: Create Decomposition Structures
6: Risk Management
7: Project Estimates
8: Project Schedules
9: Change Management
10: Project Control and Execution
Defining the Project
11: Project Management Review
12: Project Closeout
13: Project Management Tool Suite
14: Self-Assessment and Final Exam
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