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functional manager is a person who has management authority over an organizational unit—such as a department—within a business, company, or other organization. Functional managers have ongoing responsibilities, and are not usually directly affiliated with project teams, other than ensuring that goals and objectives align with the organization's overall strategy and vision.
In both traditional and matrix organizations, the control of the resources is centered on the functional managers, essentially putting project managers at a disadvantage when bargaining about staffing arrangements. Additionally, in such organizations, Project managers usually report to functional managers, who report to senior management." (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_manager#Functional_... )
peer agreement (net): +5