Organizations, constraints, and projects

1. What is a project expediter and project coordinator.

A project expediter just record the status and not managing the project.

A project coordinator is like a expediter, except that coordinator typically report to a high-level managers and have some decision-making ability. expediter has no authority at all.

 

2. Functional organization.

a. Project team members always report to a functional manager who calls all the shots.

b. Project management decisions need to be cleared with functional managers.

c. Project managers are assistants to the functional managers in getting the work done.

d. Project managers spend a lot of time doing administrative tasks and often only work as PMs part

of the time.

e. You’re likely to find project expediters in functional organizations.

 

3. Weak matrix organization.

a. PMs have some authority but they aren’t in charge of the resources on a project.

b.  Major decisions still need to be made with the functional manager’s cooperation or approval.

c. Project expediters and project coordinators can work in weak matrix organizations, too.

 

4. Balanced matrix organization.

a. Project managers share authority with the functional managers.

b. PMs run their people‑management decisions by the functional manager, but the functional manager runs his project decisions by the PM, too.

c. Folks who work in a balanced matrix organization report to a PM AND a functional manager equally.

 

5. Strong matrix organization.

6. Projectized organization.

 

7. Stakeholder

Anyone who will be affected by the outcome of your project is a stakeholder.

 

8. Negative Stakeholder

 

9. Stakeholder Register

Very first thing when you start a project. Figure out who your stakeholders are and write down their goals and expectations.