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What does 'dotted line report' mean?
by brador 13y ago
What does 'dotted line report' mean?
- kvb 13y agoSee for instance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_management http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_management. Basically there's a solid line to your primary manager but a dotted line for secondary relationships.
- dman 13y agoI guess this is why you have to file multiple TPS reports?
- mberning 13y agoAn artifact of a form of management known as 'Matrix Management'. Any given employee could have 2 or more managers that they report to. If you want to expose your engineers directly to politics and managerial power struggles there is no better way...