Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1855

Your role in the project includes helping to resolve problems; making recommendations regarding priorities; accelerating activities to meet the target schedule; promoting communications among project team members; and helping management monitor the
project's progress on a regular basis. Most of the people working on your project are scientists or technical experts. You are working in which of the following types of organizational structures?


A. Task force
B. Balanced matrix
C. Project expeditor
D. Project coordinator

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Explanation:
A variation of the weak matrix organizational structure, the project expeditor has no formal authority to make or enforce decisions. Nonetheless, the project expeditor must be able to persuade those in authority to maintain the project’s visibility so that resources
will be allocated as needed to meet the project’s schedule, budget, and quality constraints. This approach is considered to be effective in high-technology and research and development environments.