Beyond the Matrix - Leading cross-functional teams.
Matrix organizations have severe problems Usually, management structures are organized by discipline. That is, designers report to a head of UX, backend developers to a head of backend, and so on. The managers are responsible for several employees in different product teams (see Figure 1) and take on both management tasks (employee development, organization and planning, salary negotiations…) and leadership tasks (mentoring and coaching, creating vision and motivation). This setup brings some inherent challenges with it.