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Week 6: Project Close and Organizational Structures - Discussion

Selecting an Organizational Structure (graded) |

Scenario: The hospital has extensive experience and capability in implementing medical systems and has some expertise in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) scanners. It has not ever used one, however. In addition, the hospital has very limited expertise in the facilities and operations of NMR devices. It normally involves five internal departments in the installation of a new system. For this project, the hospital will need to bring in functional experts from five different technical specialties. It will use consulting companies to do this. The technology is very new, and there will be extensive coordination and communication requirements between the five consultants.

What organizational form (Functional, Project, or Matrix) would you recommend to effectively manage a project for a major hospital to evaluate and select a new nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) scanner? |

Responses |

| | Response | Author | Date/Time |

| | Organizational Structure | Maria Fonseca | 10/2/2011 3:22:12 PM |

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| I would go with the Matrix organizational form. I feel this way because of the fact that the matrix organizational form is a mixture of all the forms. There are a lot of things that need to be managed in the situation stated above. In the matrix organization structure the project manager will manage the project scope, schedule, budget and make sure the project is satisfactory for the customer. The customers in this situation would not only be the patients that they would use this technology on but also the employees who will be learning how to operate the new scanners. You need to teach them the benefits of the scanners so they are able to explain the technology to the patients and employees need to learn how to use the new equipment. The functional manger in this...