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y A projectorganizationisastructurethat facilitatesthe

coordinationandimplementationof projectactivities

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y Themain reasonistocreateenvironmentthat fostersinteractionsamong teammembers withminimumamountofdisruptions,overlapsandconflicts.

y Objectivey To reduce uncertaintyandconfusionatinitiation phase

y Helpsorganizing the project

y Formal relationshipsestablished

y

Needstobe designedtohelp develop collaboration

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y Specializationy Reconstruction requires rigidhierarchalstructure

y Educationneedsamoreopenandinformalstructure

wheretimehorizonislongery Coordination

y Requiredtobring unitytothevariouselements

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y Program focused (traditional)

y Matrix

y PureProjectbased

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y Traditionalstructure

y Formalauthorityover mostresources

y Notsuitable for projectsrequiring diversemixofpeople withdifferentexpertise fromdifferentprogramsectors

y Projectteamstaffed withpeople fromsamearea

y All resourcescomeoutofsame unit

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y Advantagesy Clear Lineof Authority

y Noneedtonegotiate withotherprograms units for resources

y Membersbring applicableknowledgetotheproject

y Disadvantagesy Programareamaynothaveall

specialistneeded for project

y Teammembersmayhaveotherresponsibilities

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yAllow program unitsto focusontheirspecifictechnical

competenciesyAllowsstaffing from

the wholeorganization

y Reporttomorethenonemanager

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y Strong

yWeak

y Balanced

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y Advantagesy Efficientallocationof

resourcesy More flexibley

Allowssharing ofinformationy Allowsspecialization

y Disadvantagesy Reporting relationships

complexy Difficult for project

managersastheyneedto work withothermanagers

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y Highlevelofauthoritytomanageandcontroltheproject resourcesandconstraints

y Projectmanager canacquire resources fromwithoutor outsidetheorganizationsubjecttoscopequalityandcost

constraintsy Personalassigned

specificallytoprojectand reporttoPM

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y Advantagesy Projectmanager responsible

for appraisalincreasedloyaltyy Completelineofauthorityy Rapid reactiontimey Strong senseof project

identificationandownershipy Good understanding of

project

y Disadvantagesy Costlyandinefficient useof

personaly Limitedopportunitiesof

knowledgesharingy Duplicationof resources

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y Org strategicaimsandobjectives

y aims,objectivesandtasksoftheProj

y Arrange / re-arrangetasksand work plans / packagesy Org Deptts that wouldbeinvolved

y Risk Management

y

DeterminecosttotheP

rojy Recommendastructure

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y Matrixbasedstructure

y Mixofexperties

y Flexible

y Allow toshareinformation