System approach to project management

System approach to project management
See also
Tactical management Creation of goals system Start-up Threshold productivity Definition of strategic management CMM model Strategic controlling Types of strategies Target cost

The system approach principle, is one of several principles used in project management practice. Its recommendations and guidelines underly the structure of research methodologies, specific methods and techniques, which are used in the design process.

Features of system approach to project management

• it is the realization of the holistic approach to project preparation and implementation, because project is treated as a product of multidimensional determinants (technological, financial, ergonomic),
• project is characterized in following dimensions: structural determinants, economic factors, marketing and ecological issues, temporal factors, stakeholders needs and values, etc.,
• system approach principle aims to achieve and maintain the integrity of all components of the project needed to achieve its objectives,
• proper use of system approach allows managers to gain the maximum synergistic effect of project implementation.

In systems approach, important is not only the profitability of individual products, but also the interrelation of departments, branches, organizational units, teams forming together coherent entity.

Fig.1. System approach to project management. Simplified model (only symbolic relations between processes)

References

• Kerzner, H. R. (2013). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
• Meredith, J. R., & Mantel Jr, S. J. (2011). Project management: a managerial approach. John Wiley & Sons.