I work within a matrix organization, but as Dr. Simon mentioned in his lecture about his experience with a previous company, I would label it as a weak matrix organization. The reason I would call it a weak organization is because the communication between the project managers and functional managers is often lacking, causing the project team members to be pulled in many different directions, and leading to confusion on priorities. However, I also believe that if run correctly, the matrix organization can enhance the efficiency of projects. One of the biggest benefits I see is that by working with different team members on each project, everyone bring new ideas to the table and lessons learned from prior projects that they worked on, leading to innovative ways to run the project and solve problems that may occur. One con with this type of organization is what my company struggles with, lack of coordination between the project manager and functional manager, which can lead to project team members being severely overworked.