PK0-005 Project Management Concepts Practice Question
A project manager is assigned to a project in a matrix organization where the functional managers have significant control over team members. The PM has limited authority. This describes which type of matrix?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
✓
Weak matrix
In a weak matrix, the functional manager has more authority than the project manager.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Balanced matrix
Why it's wrong here
A balanced matrix splits authority between the project manager and functional managers, so neither dominates. The stem states functional managers hold significant control while the PM has limited authority, which is the weak matrix definition; balanced would require shared, roughly equal power.
- ✓
Weak matrix
Why this is correct
In a weak matrix, functional managers retain primary authority over resources and project decisions, while the project manager acts largely as a coordinator with limited power. This matches the stem's constraints: significant functional control and limited PM authority, distinguishing it from balanced or strong matrices where PM influence increases.
- ✗
Strong matrix
Why it's wrong here
A strong matrix gives the project manager primary authority over resources and priorities, with functional managers in support. The stem reverses this, granting functional managers significant control and the PM limited authority, which is the weak matrix profile rather than the strong matrix arrangement.
- ✗
Projectized
Why it's wrong here
Projectized organisations place authority with the project manager, who controls the team and budget; functional managers hold little power. The stem describes the opposite, with functional managers dominant and the PM weak, which matches a weak matrix, not a projectized structure where the PM is strongest.
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
This PK0-005 question is part of Courseiva's 954-question bank — original exam-style content with full explanations and wrong-answer analysis, never real exam questions or exam dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This PK0-005 practice question is part of Courseiva's free CompTIA certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the PK0-005 exam.