Question

A project manager for a not-for-profit organization is completing a new retail outlet project but is unable to get the planned amount of time from key resources to complete some of the critical path tasks. The key resources are focused on completing their day-to-day tasks, and the project manager does not control the work assignments for these people. This scenario is an example of what type of organization

Answer 1

Incomplete question. The options read;

A. Balanced matrix

B. Tight matrix

C. Functional

D. Project coordinator

Answer:

C. Functional

Explanation:

Remember, when we say an organization has a functional structure it implies that the line of authority is grouped based on the functions carried out by employees.

For example, we observe that in this scenario, the project manager could not control the work assignments of other employees because they had been assigned such tasks based on their specialization.