System Thinking and Prioritization in Designing and Modelling an Elevator

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System thinking
The working of an elevator must be able to coordinate different parts and ensure that
it is able to carry the designed loading with effectiveness. During the course of this project,
we were tasked with designing and modelling an elevator which will achieve high
effectiveness considering all situations. The situation here was to come up with a proper
working model which depicts the real situation of an elevator in a building considering all
factors (Paques, Liu, & Pu, 2016). The design and construction of the elevator required
collaboration as well and sharing of the tasks. The project was important for professional
lessons and also teaching the importance of teamwork. This project involved the use of three
different teams to deliver the project. Coordination and system thinking are some of the
critical items which were achieved to the individual members during the delivery of the
project.
The project required proper system thinking and coordination in order to deliver a
working project. First, we were able to analyse the key and critical situations which our
projects must be able to meet. The weight needed to be carried, the speed and also the safety
analysis. All these parameters are critical in affecting the output of the project. We were able
to list of the major activities and items needed in order to complete the modelling of this
project. This situation required high collaboration and teamwork to achieve the required
standards of model. The coordination ensured that none of the tasks were left out during the
planning and execution stage.
During the design and construction of the elevator, were able to allocate different
duties to different member. The timelines for delivery of the project were strict and in order
to meet them, sharing of the tasks was high encouraged. This taught the members the
importance of working under strict deadlines and delivering their tasks. In addition, we kept
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close look on all the members and ensured that system functionality was achieved. Teamwork
was high encouraged to be able to pull all the project resources and action through. The
professional working was highly learnt during this project and coordination of activities. The
teams were able to enhance the frequent reporting to ensure that system thinking and
functionality was achieved. Personally, the project taught me the need to collaborate and
ensure frequent updating on a system.
The collaboration taught the members the need to have teamwork on every step. The
project required continuous updating and collaboration to ensure that the elevator project was
able to function as required (Crowley, 2013). Different teams were in charge of different
responsibilities but all of them were leading to the same output. The system thinking was
important to help in achieving the goals of the project. The system thinking ensured that the
teams were using the same scenarios to help in coming up with outputs which can function in
the same system. This is important in helping individuals in collaboration when they are in an
organizational system. Generally, the system thinking was able to promote the holistic
thinking in individual members on the way their parts would function on the entire system.
Prioritization and focus
Many of systems are able to fail due to lack of proper planning, prioritization and
focus on the items on critical path. In order to deliver a project with many systems,
prioritization and focus on key elements is important. For instance, one cannot start building
an elevator and then deciding the loading at the final stages. The situational analysis is
important to ensure that prioritization of the activities is well done. This is a planning activity
which ensures that all activities are allocated their weight and the time they need to be done
(Rich, Elia, Jones, & 2013 21st Mediterranean Conference on Control & Automation
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