GSLC · Question #530
You are working in a functional organization and are managing the IHH Project. Your project will likely last for six months and has a budget constraint of $1,876,000. You'll be dealing with a…
The correct answer is C. Functional manager. In a functional organization, the functional manager retains full authority over team members including their assignment to project activities, because staff belong to the functional department rather than the project.
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You are working in a functional organization and are managing the IHH Project. Your project will likely last for six months and has a budget constraint of $1,876,000. You'll be dealing with a functional manager to manage costs and resources in the project. Who will have authority over assigning the project team members to activities?
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- ACustomers
- BProject sponsor
- CFunctional manager
- DTeam leader
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(17 responses)- B6% (1)
- C88% (15)
- D6% (1)
Why each option
In a functional organization, the functional manager retains full authority over team members including their assignment to project activities, because staff belong to the functional department rather than the project.
Customers are external stakeholders who define requirements and accept deliverables but have no internal authority over resource assignment within the performing organization.
The project sponsor provides funding, executive support, and approves changes to scope or budget, but does not control day-to-day assignment of team members to activities in a functional organization.
In a functional organizational structure, team members are owned by their respective departments and the functional manager controls resource allocation, performance evaluations, and task assignments. The project manager in a functional organization has limited authority and must negotiate with the functional manager to get resources assigned to project activities. This is a defining characteristic of the functional structure as described in the PMBOK Guide.
A team leader may direct tactical work but reports to and derives resource assignment authority from the functional manager, not independently of them.
Concept tested: Resource authority in functional organizational structures
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok
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