MGT 3501 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Work Breakdown Structure, Project Management, Project A
Textbook Notes Chapter 4 —
4–1 Explain what projects are and how projects are organized
● Summary
○ Projects can be categorized into four major types: prod- uct change,
process change, research and development, and alliance and
partnerships.
○ Even though some projects are often thought to be one- time
occurrences, they are sometimes repeated.
○ The project team can be organized in different ways. The most
common are pure projects, where the team works full time on the
project; functional projects, where team members stay in their
functional group and work on many different projects at the same
time; and matrix project, which blends the pure project and functional
project structures.
○ The activities of the projects are organized according to the work
breakdown structure, which groups them into subtasks and work
packages. Completion of a work package results in the completion of a
subtask, and completion of all of the subtasks is required to complete
the project.
● Key Terms
○ Project — A series of related jobs usually directed toward some major
output and requiring a significant period of time to perform.
○ Project management — Planning, directing, and controlling resources
(people, equipment, material) to meet the technical, cost, and time
constraints of a project
○ Pure project — A structure for organizing a project where a self-
contained team works full time on the project
○ Functional project — In this structure, team members are assigned
from the functional units of the organization. The team members
remain a part of their functional units and typically are not dedicated
to the project
○ Matrix project — A structure that blends the functional and pure
project structures. Each project uses people from different functional
areas. A dedicated project manager decides what tasks need to be
performed and when, but the functional managers control which
people to use
Document Summary
4 1 explain what projects are and how projects are organized. Projects can be categorized into four major types: prod- uct change, process change, research and development, and alliance and partnerships. Even though some projects are often thought to be one- time occurrences, they are sometimes repeated. The project team can be organized in different ways. The activities of the projects are organized according to the work breakdown structure, which groups them into subtasks and work packages. Completion of a work package results in the completion of a subtask, and completion of all of the subtasks is required to complete the project. Project a series of related jobs usually directed toward some major output and requiring a significant period of time to perform. Project management planning, directing, and controlling resources (people, equipment, material) to meet the technical, cost, and time constraints of a project.
