On an OBS chart, there is a dashed line between some team members and the project manager, and there is a solid line connecting other members to the project manager. Additionally, some employees at…

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Options

• AHorizontally aligned organization
• BVertically aligned organization
• CMatrix aligned organization
• DProject aligned organization

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  6% (2)
• C
  79% (27)
• D
  12% (4)

Explanation

In an Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS), dashed lines represent dotted-line or indirect reporting authority (typically functional authority), while solid lines represent direct reporting relationships. A mix of solid and dashed lines between the project manager and team members - with some employees having no direct connection at all - is the hallmark of a matrix organization. In a matrix structure, employees have dual reporting relationships: they report to both a functional manager and a project manager, with the nature of each relationship varying by arrangement. Option A (horizontal) describes flat structures without hierarchy. Option B (vertical) describes a traditional functional hierarchy with clear top-down solid-line reporting only. Option D (project/projectized) would show all team members reporting directly and solidly to the project manager with no functional manager connections.

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