The supervisor asks an engineer to be a project manager within the department. Of which of the following types of organizational structures is this an example?

The correct answer is C. Matrix. This scenario describes a matrix organizational structure. In a matrix organization, employees have a functional manager (the supervisor/department head) who also assigns or approves project management responsibilities to team members. The engineer retains their functional…

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AProjectized
BFunctional
CMatrix
DIntermediary

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A
7% (2)
B
17% (5)
C
72% (21)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

This scenario describes a matrix organizational structure. In a matrix organization, employees have a functional manager (the supervisor/department head) who also assigns or approves project management responsibilities to team members. The engineer retains their functional reporting relationship while taking on a PM role - the hallmark of a matrix structure. In a purely projectized organization (A), resources are fully dedicated to projects with no functional hierarchy. In a functional organization (B), there are no formal PM roles; department heads manage projects directly without designating a PM. 'Intermediary' (D) is not a recognized PMI organizational structure type.

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