Maister, 1982 - Organisational Structure of PSF - Capacity Planning

5 important questions on Maister, 1982 - Organisational Structure of PSF - Capacity Planning

If we consider that the PSF is a job shop (a small company or business that makes specific products for one customer at a time) what can we compare the PSF to and what its professionals?

The PSF is the factory and the professionals are the machines.

As the PSF is a factory, what type of planning becomes crucial?

Capacity planning: requirements and utilisation

The average mix of senior, manager and junior work is called what together? And based on what is it calculate?

Project team structure, 1 senior to every 2 managers to every 5 juniors. Calculated based on target utilisation.
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Why is the target utilisation important?

So a firm can meet its economic goals.

There are two primary influences on the organisational structure of a PSF, which 2?

  1. Mix of project types
  2. Target utilisation

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