The project manager/functional manager partnership

Article Program Management, Stakeholder Engagement December 1998

Project Management Journal

Pitagorsky, George

How to cite this article:

Pitagorsky, G. (1998). The project manager/functional manager partnership. Project Management Journal, 29(4), 7–16.
The collaborative relationship between functional managers (FMs) and project and program managers (PMs) is critical to effective project performance and to the well-being of any organization. This paper defines PM and FM roles, discusses issues regarding FM/PM relations, and offers recommendations that promote collaborative relationships aimed at furthering the organization's success. There is no cookbook approach--PMs, FMs, and their management must creatively adapt project management ideas and practices to their situations. The principle issues addressed are these: stabilizing project resources, functional manager involvement in planning, project manager authority, accountability, custodianship vs. ownership of functional resources, and the functional manager's role in project performance and direction."
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