Matrix Organizational Structure: Matrix Management And Project Management

Matrix organizational structure:

Matrix management is a hybrid organisational structure between the functional organisational structure and that of the dedicated project team structure. The horizontal project management structure is superimposed over the ladder functional organisational structure. Unlike the functional organisational structure where segments of the project are delegated to different organisational units and dedicated project team approach where an independent project team is created, there are two chains of command in this system: to the functional manager and to the project manager as the image on the following page demonstrates. Figure 5: Organizational structure

7.1.2.1 Different kinds of matrix structures

There are three

Gatenby should provide the Project team with an overview of the project and discuss their roles and responsibilities, the processes, procedures and expectations. This will eliminate the duplication of work.

9. STATUS REVIEW MEETINGS

With the status review meeting called by the project manager (Gatenby), he involves all the team members and the project team’s upper management. The purpose of the meeting is to identify the problems within the Project Abu Dhabi Project, and to identify the action items. By scheduling the project status meetings regularly, the problems or potential problems could be identified and prevented, before it jeopardizes the accomplishing of the project objective.

10. PROBLEM-SOLVING MEETINGS

When the problem or potential problem was identified by the facilitating consultant Carl Jobe he needed to call a problem solving meeting to discuss the identified problem with the three individual managers. As the problem might have a serious impact on the success on the Project Abu Dhabi

The project manager asked Perry and Rankins to work together in setting up the fire place for the camp fire and they managed to do everything however they did speak a word to each other.

The next day they were doing an exercise by building a model of a bridge that they needed to complete and had to communicate with each other to achieve the objectives they were given to build the bridge. They started to get to know and understand each other. Although they have a difference of opinion they found that individually they were giving insight that the other member did not have and started working on the task together.

10.9 Determine whether the problem has been solved

After they finished their project they felt proud as they achieved their goal, and at dinner they started they started socializing and it seemed as if they have resolved their differences.

11 DESIGN REVIEW MEETING

Franklin Equipment is designing large custom design machines for construction businesses and the Project Abu Dhabi project is no