QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS.LATEST UPDATED 2023 APM PMQ Exam

(1) Functional Organisation Structure - ANSWER - Functional teams - Primarily BAU/Deparmental Projects - Common for orgs providing std products (e.g. manuf.) (1) Functional Organisation Structure Advantages - ANSWER - Staff gain technical expertise - Good functional problem solving - Peer learning straight forward - Job Security - Clear career progression (1) Functional Organisation Structure Disadvantages - ANSWER - Corporate projects become difficult due to "Siloed" nature - Functions prioritise their own functions work over others - inward looking - Remote from customer (1) Matrix Organisation Structure - ANSWER - Still may have functional teams - but temporary functional teams created for projects - Draw staff from permanent functional postings - Typical for orgs that have frequent change initiatives + BAU (1) Matrix Organisation Structure Advantages - ANSWER - Shared resources between projects - PM is single POC - Consistent methods and rules for project governance - Access to additional SQEP if required (1) Matrix Organisation Structure Disadvantages - ANSWER - Complex Communication - Due reporting lines (PM and Line manager) - Disproportionate of time reporting rather than producing - Resource conflicts and divided loyalties - Overloaded team members - Recourses need to be negotiated - Preference may be ring-fenced, internal (functional)