Chapter 3

Which of the following is a disadvantage of a functional project management organization?

All of these are disadvantages of functional project management organization

At the project level, which of the following is a factor that should influence the choice of project management structure?

All of these are factors that should influence the choice of project management structure

Which of the following cultural characteristic relates to the degree to which rules, policies, and direct supervision are used to oversee and control employee behavior?

Control

________ project teams should be used for urgent projects in which the nature of the work requires people working steadily from beginning to end.

Dedicated

Which structure would be most appropriate for developing a new, highly innovative product that has strict time constraints?

Dedicated project team

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of organizing projects within a matrix arrangement?

Expensive

One advantage of a matrix project management structure is that it is fast and easy to implement.

False

Which of the following is NOT true regarding organizing projects within a matrix arrangement?

Its flexibility supports a strong project focus that helps alleviate stress among project team members.

Which of the following cultural characteristics relates to the degree to which employees identify with the organization as a whole rather than with their type of job or field of professional expertise?

Member identity

One of the major disadvantages of the projectized form of project management structure is that it tends to be more expensive than other forms of organization.

True

Organizational culture refers to a system of shared norms, beliefs, values, and assumptions which bind people together.

True

The matrix form of project management is notable for the tension it creates between functional managers and project managers who both bring critical expertise and perspectives to the project.

True

The ten primary characteristics of an organization's culture all exist on a continuum.

True

There are often considerable differences in how projects are managed within certain firms, even when similar project management structures are being used.

True

When determining the most appropriate project management structure, considerations need to be made at the organizational level and at the project level.

True

A young professional man is working on a project involving the upgrading of a management information system. The project is being managed by the information systems department with the coordination of other departments occurring through normal channels. This professional is working in a _________ organization.

functional

In a(n) ________ system, there are usually two chains of command, one along functional lines and the other along project lines.

matrix

Organizational culture has a connection to projects. It (organizational culture) is best explained as organizational _____.

personality

A technology firm has assigned a project manager for each of the five new-product teams. The managers, as well as the project team members, work on the projects on a full-time basis. The structure being used is ________ organization.

projectized

The cultural characteristic that refers to the degree to which employees are encouraged to be aggressive, innovative, and risk seeking is known as _____________.

risk tolerance