Organizational Structures

Now that we have a basic understanding of organizations in general, we can look at the common forms that a software development project manager may encounter. In the 1960s and 1970s, several forms of organization were being discussed in the literature. These are shown in Table 13-1.

Table 13-1. Types of Organizations

Types of Organizations		Organization of the Skills	Skill Specialists Report To
Functional		Grouped into functional specialties	Functional group leader only
Matrix	Weak, balanced, or strong, depending on the relative power of the functional and project leaders	Grouped into functional specialties, but assigned to projects as needed	Functional group leader, and to project leader(s)
Projectized		All skills needed are assigned to the project full-time	Project leader only
A Combination of the Above		Varies	Varies