Project Management: Lesson 2 1
Managing Project Interfaces: Key
Points for the Project Success.
In this lesson, the following topics related to the
project success will be discussed.
uThe systems perspective and the project
management.
uThe project life cycle.
uProject management levels.
uProject operational subsystems.
uStatic and dynamic interfaces. Project
uProject integration
uManaging the project interfaces
uRelation to the project success.
Project Management: Lesson 2 2
The Systems Perspective and
Project Management.
uWhat is a system?
uHistorical background about the development
of the systems approach.
uThe contribution of the systems perspective to
the project management.
•Systems emphasize on viewing the system as a whole.
•Systems emphasize the need to define and manage the
major subsystems and their interfaces.
•The dynamic control of projects: the importance of feedback
system and multilevel project control.
•Wide spread use of systems techniques - systems analysis,
systems engineering, work breakdown models, and the
simulation models.
Project Management: Lesson 2 3
System Terms and Concepts
uA system of interrelated parts that work
together to achieve an objective.
uA subsystem is a set of related parts that
work together to achieve an objective as one
component of a large system.
uOpen systems interacts freely with their
environments and closed systems interact
much less to their environments.
uSystem boundaries or lines of demarcation
between an organization and its environment
are clearly defined and are difficult to
penetrate.
Project Management: Lesson 2 4
System Terms and Concepts
(Contd.)
uInput-Transformation-Output Model An open
system receives its inputs from its
environment (such as money, material,
personnel) and it transforms them into
outputs (goods, services etc.)
uA steady state is the dynamic equilibrium or
balance an organization maintains (with
suppliers, customers etc.) to maintain its life,
health and prosperity.
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