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Types of Matrix Organizational Structures

The document discusses three types of matrix organizational structures - strong, balanced, and weak. It also discusses non-financial measures that are considered in project selection, such as image, legal factors, environmental responsibilities, and customer service relationships. While all non-financial measures apply in the Philippines, maintaining a positive company image seems to be the primary focus, as it influences perceptions of the company's mission and vision and can impact other measures like legal and environmental considerations.

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Types of Matrix Organizational Structures

The document discusses three types of matrix organizational structures - strong, balanced, and weak. It also discusses non-financial measures that are considered in project selection, such as image, legal factors, environmental responsibilities, and customer service relationships. While all non-financial measures apply in the Philippines, maintaining a positive company image seems to be the primary focus, as it influences perceptions of the company's mission and vision and can impact other measures like legal and environmental considerations.

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Polytechnic University of the Philippines

College of Engineering and Architecture


Department of Civil Engineering

Types of Matrix Organizational Structures

1. Types of Matrix Organizational Structures


Strong Matrix Structure
A strong matrix is synonymous with a strong project manager. He plays a significant
role in the firm and is responsible for it full-time. Even if they may originate from
different areas within the firm, the project team may have more time available for the
project.
Pros:
•Experts are easily accessible for evaluation because they are available for several
projects at the same time.
•Allows an organization to capitalize on the resources it already has rather than
seeking expertise and recruiting project team members from outside of the
organization.

Cons:
•The success of the projects equates largely to the capabilities of one person.

Balance Matrix Structure


As the name implies, power in a Balanced Matrix Structure is spread evenly across
functional and project managers. In the firm, both have equal authority and control. A
balanced matrix still has time accountability difficulties for all project team members
since their functional supervisors will want to report on their time spent on the project.
Pros:
•Collaboration between different departments
•The matrix structure combines the project management structure with the
functional management structure to increase efficiency, adapt to changing markets,
and respond more quickly to market demand.

Cons:
• Managerial positions are not always well defined.
• It is possible to slow down the decision-making process.
• Another difficulty arises when team members' duties in the project are not clearly
defined, or when the division of responsibility between workers' functional jobs
and project roles is unclear.
• Accountability becomes more difficult as a result of shared responsibilities.

Weak Matrix Organization


The functional manager has total power in this form of the matrix structure. A project
manager, on the other hand, acts as a project coordinator or project expeditor. The
project coordinator can make a low-level judgment on resource distribution. The project
expeditor solely serves as a liaison between the customer and the team.

Pros:
•You may work on a variety of projects, often concurrently—although this can be
regarded as a negative as well.
Cons:
•There will be limited power for the project managers and when the project
manager serves as the project expediter, the project manager does not have any
authority on a project to make any decisions. Meanwhile, serving as a project
coordinator means a little bit of authority to make decisions on the project.

2. Non-financial Measures in Project Selection


Image
Building a corporate image requires time and work. As a result, corporations will embark
on financially unviable initiatives to boost their image while abandoning profitable ones
that may damage the same. The brand value, trust mark, and so on are valuable assets to
the organization.

Legal Factor
Whatever the financial viability of a project, it makes little sense to pursue it if its
execution is hampered by legal restraints. Even anticipated legal concerns are a
disincentive to project selection due to the enormous inconveniences involved if things go
wrong.

Environmental Responsibilities
Organizations are becoming increasingly aware of their environmental responsibilities.
They frequently select decisions that are less financially feasible than others, resulting in
pollution or other environmental damage.
Customer service relationship (CSR)
In today's corporate world, the capacity to create a successful relationship with
consumers and the environment at large is a critical talent. Organizations concentrating
on CSR may thus choose a project that best improves their connection with the
environment rather than one that costs the least or yields the most profit.

3. All the non-financial measures in project selection I’ve found are applicable here in the
Philippines, however, I think the measure being focused on, the most, is the image of the company.
The project being selected reflects the image of the company. Furthermore, behind the image of the
company is their mission and vision, that’s why all the other measures such as legal factors,
environmental responsibilities, and customer service relationships have a domino effect on the
company’s image.

References:
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Harrin, E., 2018. Pros and Cons of 3 Common Project Organizational Structures. [online] The Balance
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Ravi, 2017. Types Of Organizational Structures - Must Read Concept For PMP. [online] Scholar99.com.
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