Learn in the textbookOrganizational Structures
DefinitionA project organization (プロジェクト組織) gathers the people it needs from various departments to pursue a specific goal, is formed for a limited period, and disbands once the goal is achieved.
ExplanationMembers bring the expertise of their home departments, so the team can concentrate on cross-department tasks such as developing a new product. Since people go back to their home departments when it disbands, the team works with a clear deadline and goal.
AnalogyIt is like a school festival committee. Students from each class join it, and once the festival is over, it breaks up and everyone returns to their own class.
Memory hookProject comes from Latin for "throw forward": once it lands on its target, its job is done.