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2.2 Matrix organisation in practice
The following note has been abstracted from the BAM Construction website.
This relates to the company's approach to project organisation in implementating
a matrix structure.
Extract from reference to organisation structure
Lately, the company has adopted a matrix organization structure for the manage-
ment of projects, which involves dynamic organization of project teams in a
matrix structure. Responsibility for project implementation lies with teams as
opposed to individuals. Each team comprises members drawn from both the
technical department of the company as well as administrative ones. Further
project teams consist of members drawn from third parties such as subcontrac-
tors, consultants and project managers. Operations of the project teams are
guided by project charters evolved by requisite teams according to the develop-
ment of each project. The project charter comprises:
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objectives of the teams
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project deliveries
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communication planning
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roles and responsibilities
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deadlines
A number of construction management textbooks mention “matrix management”
and most fail to explain it clearly. Reading their explanations rarely advances an
understanding of how it is applied in practice.
Senior management
General manager/
construction operations manager
contracts manager type
Design
management
Commercial
manager
Planning
manager
Safety
manager
Project
manager
contract A
Project
manager
contract B
