PMP Certification Training - Organization System

The video tutorial discusses how projects operate within organizational constraints, focusing on management elements, governance frameworks, and organizational structures. It explains the principles of management, such as authority and responsibility, and details various organizational structures, including functional, matrix, and project-oriented types. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of understanding these elements for effective project management.

What is essential for a project manager to understand in order to operate effectively within an organization?

• The financial status of the organization

• The market competition

• The personal goals of team members

• Where responsibility, accountability, and authority reside

Which principle of management ensures that only one person gives orders for any action or activity?

• Discipline of action

• Unity of command

• Unity of direction

• Division of work

What does the governance framework in an organization include?

• Only rules and policies

• Only systems and processes

• Only relationships and norms

• Rules, policies, procedures, norms, relationships, systems, and processes

Which organizational structure is characterized by having staff members grouped by specialty?

• Matrix organization

• Functional organization

• Virtual organization

• Project-oriented organization

In which type of matrix structure do project managers have the highest authority?

• Weak matrix

• Balanced matrix

• Functional matrix

• Strong matrix

What is a characteristic of a virtual organization?

• It has a centralized physical office

• It connects to outside firms via the Internet

• It has a strong hierarchical structure

• It operates independently without any external connections

Which organizational structure involves most of the organization's resources in project work?

• Multidivisional organization

• Virtual organization

• Project-oriented organization

• Functional organization