EPM Project Organization

You have finished your WBS and now you must determine how best to allocate scarce resources to the project. A wise first step in this process is to prepare:

• An organization chart

• A Responsibility Matrix

• An Organizational Breakdown Structure

• A staffing management plan

The staffing management plan is important because its purpose is to:

• State the authority and responsibility level of the project manager

• Show reporting relationship on the project

• Show who is responsible for what activities on the project and who makes what type of decision

• State when and how human resources will be brought on and taken off the project team

The organizational structure that differs the most from the functional or traditional structure is the:

• Project coordinator structure

• Matrix organization

• Project based organization

Management and individual activities undertaken to improve team performance are called:

• General management skill

• Soft skills

• Performance appraisal

• Team building

A graphic display of project reporting relationship is:

• An organizational breakdown structure

• An organization chart

• A resource assignment matrix

• A resource breakdown structure

It is recognized that by first determining the characteristic of the project, the organizational structure that is best first then will follow. on your project, you will have high uncertainty, new technology, a long duration and 1 customer. Then an, appropriate form of organization is:

• Functional

• Matrix

• Project Based

• Virtual

The purpose of team development is to:

• Enhance individual skills only as a way to then enhance team skills

• Select those staff who are recognized team players in the organization so it is easier to get people committed to supporting team goals

• Implement a team based reward and recognition system for the project

• Develop individual and group skills to enhance team performance

Project managers are likely to have the most authority in:

• Functional Organization

• Matrix Organization

• Project Based Organization

• Virtual Organization

All except one of the following is a disadvantage of the project based organization:

• Project participants work directly for the project managers

• Lack of career continuity and opportunities for project personnel

• Maintenance cost are high because of duplication of effort, facilities and personnel

• tendency to retain project personnel on a project long after they are needed

Output of organizational planning include all the following except:

• Staffing management plan

• Organization chart

• Role and responsibility assignment

• Stakeholders analysis