answer question 3.5 along with a paragraph supporting the answer

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES In deciding to go to a new organizational form, what impact should the capabilities of the following groups have on your decision? A. Top management B. Middle management C. Lower-level management 344 Below are three statements that are often used to describe the environment of a matrix. Do you agree or disagree? Defend your answer. A. Project management in a matrix allows for fuller utilization of personnel. B. The project manager and functional manager must agree on priorities. C. Decision making in a matrix requires continual trade-offs on time, cost, technical risk and uncertainty. 3-5 Some organizational structures are considered to be "project-driven." Define what is meant by "project-driven." Which organizational forms described in this chapter would fall under your definition? 3-6 The internal functioning of an organization must consider the demands imposed on the organization by task complexity, available technology, the external environment, and the needs of the organizational membership. Considering these facts, should an organization search for the one best way to organize under all conditions? Should managers examine the functioning of an organization relative to its needs, or vice versa? 7 Defend or attack the following two statements concerning the operation of a matrix: There should be no disruption due to dual accountability. A difference in judgment should not delay work in progress. A company has fifteen projects going on at once. Three projects are over $5 million, seven projects are between $1 million and $3 million, and five projects are between $500,000 and $700,000. Each project has a full-time project manager. Just based upon this information, which organizational form would be best? Can all the project managers report to the same person? A major insurance company is considering the implementation of project management The majority of the projects in the company are two weeks in duration, with very few existing beyond one month. Can project management work here? A company has decided to go to full project management utilizing a matrix structure. Can the implementation be done in stages? Can the matrix be partially implemented, say, in one portion of the organization, and then gradually expanded across the rest of the company