System Thinking and Project Management

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Introduction
When it comes to the management of the project, project managers think only
conventionally. The role of the project manager starts from providing a goal to the project,
planning of the project and executing the plan to succeed the goal of the project. With the
help of system thinking it becomes easy to identify the impact of the interventions (de Wolf
2013). System management helps in creating relationship within the associates associated to
the project. The management of the project comprises of different process groups. The
process group are initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing. With the help of
system thinking and project management the accident of the Deepwater Horizon and Texas
City can be solved. System thinking is the framework that helps in building the
interrelationships among the project. It is important as it manages both the technical and
managerial requirements related to the projects (Starbird et al., 2015). System theory helps in
managing the disasters related to the Texas City. The systematically solving of the problems
related to the disasters helps in effective management and minimize the loss.
General Systems Management
Managing project requires the correct planning, organizing and proper managing with
respect to different aspects. It includes different aspects such the estimation interrelated to
the project, the scheduling of the project, the risk management and maintenance of the
quality. There are three reasons to implement the system management it helps in the
accountability of the project, helps in visualizing the future aspects and helps in proper
organization (Tabibzadeh & Meshkati, 2014). It also helps in the risk management, resource
management and smoothen the workflow. System management follows certain system
theories that helps in monitoring the overall inputs and outputs of the organization. It
increases the effectiveness of the organization and helps in achieving the goals. With the help

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of the feedback it makes the necessary changes required by the organization. Certain theory
states that the initial point where the system thinking can be applied in the project
management is done after understanding the problem solving process. There are five different
phase of the system thinking. The phase is the problem constructing, the casual loop diagram,
the dynamic modelling process, the planning and demonstrating and the application learning
(McNeil, Frey & Embrechts, 2015).
Organizational Structure, Forms and Cultures
An organizational structure helps in identifying the resources, communication
methods and the other related aspects related to the project management. Different types of
organizational structures are present. All the organizational structures perform different
functions (Greiner et al., 2013). In a matrix organizational structure all the team members are
under two different leaders. The functional manager and the project managers are the two
different leaders. In a projectized organizational structure the environment of the project is
well organized. The strength of the project is determined with the help of the structure it
follows. The manager of the project is considered to have the supreme power. The structure
of the organization is one of the important factor for the success of the project. In case of
projectized structure the authority and power lies with the project manager. The structure
helps in achieving the goals and supports the work of the organization. The non-structure
organization is often seen facing problems which are difficult to manage and lacks guidance.
The organizational structure helps the team in working well, and the experts are able to utilize
all the available resources as everything is well organized and structured. With an organized
structure it becomes easy to resolve all the problems related to the project.

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Engineering Risk
When a project is handled globally it becomes important to maintain certain cultures.
The global organization comprises of different sets of people with different knowledge, ideas
and cultures (Wilson et al., 2015). In order to maintain the communication flow certain
sensitive areas, need to be maintained by the project managers. The project manager must
identify the role of individual within the project. The style of communication between the
associates need to be maintained. Most important the time needs to be maintained in all the
condition. Identifying the factors related to the organizational culture is one of the important
aspects. Culture helps in achieving the position in the global market. The project managers
need to develop interpersonal skills in order to maintain the culture within the project. The
project needs to follow certain basic principles. The culture of the project determines the
behaviour of the peoples associated with the project. The management integration, the scope
of the managing leaders, the management time and schedule, the costs related to management
of project, the quality of the project management, managing the human resources, managing
the communication process within the project, managing the risk and managing the correct
stakeholders for the project. All the aspects are important to maintain the project on the
tracks.
Likelihood
Impact
Minor Moderate High
Most likely to happen Operational Risk
Can happen sometimes Cultural Risk
Unlikely to happen Financial Risk