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Project Management Orientation

Projectized Organizations 

In a projectized organizational structure, the project manager has full authority to assign priorities and direct the work of individuals assigned to the project, as shown in the following OBS (Organizational Breakdown Structure).  The project manager controls the resources.  They report directly to the project manager, not to a functional manager.  Directing work is easier because there are no battles with functional managers.
 
The common problem with the projectized environment is that there is not enough work to justify having all the people dedicated to the project.  Except for very large projects, few organizations have projectized structures because they are more expensive to operate and less efficient than some other types of organizational structures.

Projectized sample diagram. With the executive on the top and each team having a leader and several members down the ladder.

Organization Types  (continued)

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Functional Organizations
Projectized Organizations
Matrix Organizations 
1: Getting Started
2: Define the Project Team
3: Team Management
4: Identify and Validate Requirements
5: Create Decomposition Structures
6: Risk Management
7: Project Estimates
8: Project Schedules
9: Change Management
10: Project Control and Execution
Defining the Project
11: Project Management Review
12: Project Closeout
13: Project Management Tool Suite
14: Self-Assessment and Final Exam
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Case Study
WWPMM
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