Martin Training Associates

The New Matrix Management Quick Guide

by Paula K. Martin

 

The New Matrix Management addresses the topics every leader that works in a matrix needs to understand to be successful.

You will find information on how the management of an organization happens in more than one dimension: the vertical - which is the dimension of business units and functions that is drawn on our organizational charts; and the horizontal - which is the dimension of customers and suppliers, where we create products and services through business processes and projects.

Other topics will address specific areas of managing the organization in the matrix, including: how to map the horizontal dimension, the relationships that exist within a matrix organization, the rules of optimizing business processes to achieve success, the role of business process and project steering councils, what we must learn in order to manage effectively in two or more dimensions, and much more!

By having this information available, this Quick Guide will prepare you for creating an organization that is successful at working cross-functionally.

Table of Contents

  • About the Quick Guide Author
  • New Matrix Management Overview
  • The Vertical Dimension
  • The Old Vertical Management
  • The Old Matrix Management
  • The Horizontal Dimension
  • The Old Vertical vs. The New Matrix
  • Mapping the Horizontal
  • Principles of Optimization
  • Horizontal Governance Structures
  • Business Process Steering Councils
  • Decomposing the Strategic Plan
  • Project Steering Councils
  • Shared & Individual Goals
  • Old Reactive Accountability
  • New Proactive Accountability - Fundamentals
  • Unconditional Accountability
  • Consequences
  • Standard Methods & Processes
  • Role of Vertical
  • Restructuring
  • The New Role of the Manager
  • Management Discipline
  • Management Outputs
  • The 4 Stages of Proactive Accountability
  • Accountability With & Without Authority
  • Collaborative Leadership
  • Developing Teams
  • Business Process Management
  • Resource Management
  • Customer/Supplier Relationships
  • Boss/Subordinate Relationships
  • The Project System
  • Project Management Methodology
  • Project Steering Process
  • Project Sponsorship
  • Project Accountability
  • Tips for Project Leaders
  • Individual Shifts Required
  • Implementation by Level
  • Quick Guide Order Form