There are advantages to each type so it’s good to go over those first before you make a decision to be part of one. From a project manager’s standpoint, functional structure gives you the least power. This structure is good for smaller teams where everyone works in the same division: people you need and other resources are easily accessible to you. A project based structure is organized around projects for maximal project management effectiveness. The employees can come from different departments with different titles, but they all are needed to finish a particular project. Not much interaction is needed between the workers because the main focus is the completion of the project. A project manager has more authority in this case. Finally, matrix organization is one in which structure is a combination of the two prior structures. I think I would prefer to be with a project-based structure if I was working as a project manager because it would be more of a full time position.