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63Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the following forms of project

organizational designs.

a) Functional

b) Pure Project ( Projectised type)

c) Matrix type of org

Organizational designs how activities such as task allocation, coordination and supervision are

directed towards achievement of organizational aim. Buzzle.com sees organization design as a

structure that determines the hierarchy and the reporting structure in the organization.

Functional structure classifies people according to the function they perform in their professional

life or according to the functions performed by them in the organization. This structure borrows

closely to the Weberian ideal beauracratic principle which was characterized by a “fixed and

official jurisdictional areas, a firmly ordered hierarchy of super and subordination, management

based on written records, thorough and expert training, official activity taking priority over other

activities and that management of a given organization follows stable, knowable rules.”

http://www.kernsanalysis.com/sjsu/ise250/history.html. The Ministry of Women Affairs,

Gender and Development is typically structured in functional fashion thus each department/unit

carries a specified tasks and follows a determined chain of command. Departments in the

Ministry of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development are Women Affairs, Gender,

Community Development and Finance.


 The structure follows a hierarchical model that includes clearly identified roles, authority

and promotional pathways. Employees in each department fill duties not covered

elsewhere in the company, minimizing an overlap of tasks. This minimizes duplication of

effort which is tantamount to resource wastage.

 It allows specialization that lead operational efficiency where employees become

specialist within their realm of expertise. This structure allows career advancement thus

an employee can acquire knowledge and move through the hierarchy developing

specialized knowledge over time. Career paths are clearly outlined in the organization

hence there is motivation for promotions.

 Coordination is highly centralized thus there is quick distribution of products. This

structure is best suited for production of standardized goods and services at large volume

but at low costs. Workers performs tasks at high level of speed and efficiency with

minimum mistakes

Disadvantages

Communication can be become rigid because there is high degree of formalization and

highly standardized ways of operation. In most cases a horizontal line of communication

or departmental to departmental communication is generally poor. This makes decision

making in the organization slow and cumbersome.


Departments are highly territorial and lack teamwork when working with each other there

is a tendency to have conflicting decision making and fighting for relevance and space

which results in delays, reduced commitment due to incompatible interests and wastage

of time.

Difficult in top management control .As the organization grows delegation of duties to units

gives them more autonomy making it difficult for top management to coordinate activities of

separate functions.

Projectised

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