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What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Functional Organizational Structure?

Filed in Organizational Structures, November 3, 2009, 5:37 pm ,

A Functional organizational structure has several advantages and disadvantages when it comes to managing projects:
Advantages

Employees do not report to multiple managers. Each employee will report to his direct functional manager. This will reduce communication channels.
Employees tend to learn from each other since those with the same specialty (or set of skills) are grouped together.

Disadvantages

No one [...]