System Thinking for Managing Risk: A Case Study of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

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The essay mainly reflects on oil spill in Deepwater horizon which is considered as one of
the disaster which took place because of failure in system engineering. This particular case of oil
spill is taken to be largest oil spill in USA. Apart from that, it has also resulted in loss of life of
large number of people. Due to this particular event of Oil spill a commission was prepared
which is known as National Commission on BP Deepwater Horizon oil Spill along with offshore
drill. In the given case study that is Texas city and Deep-Water Horizon system thinking can be
considered to be a well-known process which is helpful for identifying and managing various
kinds of risk. It can be considered as a well-known tool which helps in faster respond at some
rapid kinds of changes.
In the coming pages of the essay an idea has been provided regarding general
management system, structure, forms and culture of organization in relation to system thinking.
After that an idea has been provided regarding risk management. An idea has been provided
regarding portfolio management, business value, process cycle for portfolio management and
lastly organizational maturity.
System thinking tool to General System management of project of Texas city and Deep
Water Horizon
System thinking can be easily defined as a proper kind of thoughtful tool that is mainly
used for establishing communication about various kinds of complexities and dependencies. The
project manager of project that is Texas city and deep water horizon can make use of system
thinking tool which is use for managing the system structure of the project. A list of qualities
can be considered to be useful for analysing various kinds of parameter. The language of various
kinds of system thinking is considered to have circular in spite of being linear value (Twisk et
al., 2015). It can easily effect the close dependencies which can easily discuss various kinds of

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influence like x and y. A large number of system thinking tools can easily result in various kinds
of loop diagram, behaviours over the time. It will ultimately help in having proper kind of
behaviour which is used for strong kind of structure component. It ultimately helps in clarifying
various kinds of issues or problem that are complex in nature. This can be achieved by adding up
it in concise and clear methods and various kinds of element in hold (Mutale et al., 2016). A
system diagram is mainly used for communication as it can be used for establishing
communication by the help of essence of large number of problems in a way that it can be
formatted properly so that it can be easily remembered. It comes up with rich kind of application
and insights.
Organizational Structure of Texas city and Deep Water Horizon
System thinking is considered as one of the most important kind of tool that is mainly
used for analysing various kinds of change around the world. Along with the other projects
system tools which can be used for managing the organization structure of project that is Texas
city and Deepwater horizon. The main application organization thinking is all about management
of organization and various kinds of change that mainly started in the 90’s (Ostuzzi, Dejonghe &
Detand, 2017). It needs to have a proper kind method for reconfiguration and increasing
productivity in various kinds of organization. Organization makes use of such kind of tools for
having a proper kind of idea regarding organizational change for a pain and how various kinds of
things are connected. It mainly helps in development, effective ways that is mainly used for
providing rapid kind of solution which can easily have negative as well positive kind of impact.
It provides a large number of benefits like optimization, problem loving, perspective from 3-D
dimensional, changing from linear to circular, interconnectivity and lastly creativity.

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Optimization: With the help of proper kind of idea about dynamics within a system, its
optimization can be considered a proper kind of solution which is available (Eilam, & Reisfeld,
2017). It mainly focuses on the fact that various organization and individuals can easily make
full advantage of any kind of element that is present in the system.
Problem loving: Inspite of avoiding various kinds of problem in the system, it can easily
help various kinds of system thinkers to have an idea regarding various kinds of opportunity and
various kinds of problems that are being offered for proper kind of innovation and creative kind
of development.
3-D perspective: A proper kind of system approach is considered to be looking into the
whole organism and ecosystem and not focusing on the individual kind of parts are available
(Nordby et al., 2016). It merely focuses on fact moving apart from siloed department.
Linear to Circular: The system produced by human are considered to be much linear in
nature. A system approach mainly allows various kinds of system for proper circulating of all the
products and various kinds of services that are mainly designed for various kinds of waste and
inefficiencies.
Interconnectivity: All the things available in nature is considered to be interconnected
for various kinds of human and its need for success. Creativity and productivity of various kinds
of things that is mainly interconnection (Keynan, Assaraf & Goldman, 2014). System thinking
mainly provides certain number of tools and techniques that is mainly used for various kinds of
practices.
Creativity: With increase in the development of connectivity for dynamic nature of the
organization and various kinds of creativity that comes up in the brain. It also kills various kinds