Business Organizations Today's trend toward greater project-based complexity makes organizational culture and design the central theme behind the ultimate success and failure of any given project. With the emergence of global markets, projects now involve a wide distribution of project teams dispersed across multiple organizations within a particular supply chain. If a particular organization is not trained to deal with these new complexities, then project selection is limited to smaller, menial tasks. Most organizations fall into two specific forms: organic and mechanistic (Olson & Branch, 2002). Organic companies have a culture in place that is more adaptable to rapidly changing markets and technologies. Mechanistic firms are most effective in stable markets that generally do not require rapid turnover of new projects (Olson & Branch, 2002). Depending on how organizational design is defined and the employees who drive those decisions, culture is often the overlooked intangible that will determine success. Technology allows employees to better manage complex projects, but without the right people and organizational culture in place, the propensity for delays, increased costs and poor quality will ensue. Effective project management is a function of teamwork, leadership, communication and cultural ambiance. Marvin Weisbord, author of Organizing for the Future, states that project-based organizations must consist of the following four elements necessary for success: · Interdependence (working on important problems in which each participant has a stake) · Leadership · Joi. ..... middle of article ......d strategies, he must first begin to unite the team. REFERENCEGray, C & Larson, E. (2003). Project management: the managerial process. McGraw-Hill Enterprises. Melymuka, Kathleen (2004). How to Choose a Project Team Retrieved June 6, 2005 from www.computerworld.com Olson, J & Branch, K. (2002). Project and Program Based Teams and Organizations, Department of Education. Accessed June 6, 2005, from www.science.doe.gov/sc-5/benchmark.Pacelli, L. (2005). 5 simple strategies to unify your project teams. Cubic debt. (20) (1) p. 20 (2). Retrieved June 6, 2005 from EbscoHost on the World Wide Web: at www.appollolibrary.com Weisbord, Marvin R. (1987) Productive Workplaces: Organizing and Managing for Dignity, Meaning, and Community. San Francisco: Jossey-BassEditors.