Sunday, September 16, 2012

What does it mean to take a systems view of a project? How does taking a systems view of a project apply to project management?

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What does it mean to take a systems view of a project? How does taking a systems view of a project apply to project management?


Taking a systems view of a project means that you're taking a step back to look at the entire scope of  the project. It means you want to understand all the operations involved the project as well as how everything will work and function. It applies to project management because it allows you to have further understanding of a project and different scenarios that may occur which will lead to an overall better performance in project management.

5 comments:

  1. I agree with this answer and would like to add that taking a systems view also means that you are looking at how the project will fit in with the rest of the organization. Instead of looking at a project as an individual entity, it is viewed as a part of a whole that makes up an organization.

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  2. "Instead of looking at a project as an individual entity, it is viewed as a part of a whole that makes up an organization."
    Good point Ken!
    Good
    MFORMAN

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