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to our worship of quantity and indifference to quality, to our unthinking devotion to organization, standardization .
DANIEL GREGORY MASON, 1873 1960
How many times has the reader been in situations in which the lack of a clear organizational design has created problems? The authors suggest that the lack of a clear organizational design has created manifold problems in the attainment of the organizational choice elements, and has been an ongoing source of frustration in all too many organizations. In the project-driven organization, special care has to be given in designing and implementing suitable organizational models to provide the basis for the delegation of authority and responsibility.
In this chapter, a citation of probable organizational deficiencies that do not adequately describe individual and collective roles in the organization will be noted. Then the various forms of project organizations will be presented to include the controversial matrix design that has long occupied the attention of theorists and professionals. The relative authority of the project managers vis- -vis the functional managers will be portrayed, along with a description of the basic project-functional interface typical of the project-driven organizational unit. Organizational networking, the role of the project management office, and administration will be provided.
This chapter examines the project-driven organization, including its alternatives in coping with the use of cross-functional teams that are characteristic of the matrix organization. Some...
