| In a project, there are so many factors to consider | | | | systems analysis - problem solving approach, and (3) |
| like cost, time, quality product, etc. But, the top three | | | | systems management - address business, |
| ever-present factors in a project that need to be | | | | organizational and technical issues. |
| considered are Cost, Scope and Time. These three | | | | There are two major phases in a project. These are |
| are also the constraints in Project Management. | | | | project feasibility and project acquisition. The former |
| In cost, a team usually ponders about the likely | | | | determines the concept and the initial development |
| expenses to be incurred while building a product. In | | | | plans of a project. While the latter executes and |
| scope, a team tries to determine what the project is | | | | implements the plans a team has created while also |
| trying to accomplish. And, in time, a team has to | | | | considering potential risks. |
| finish the product with what time allotment given to | | | | I had an experience before where in my team didn't |
| them. These discussions are about Project | | | | fully discuss the concept of the project we are trying |
| Management, but what about managing the actual | | | | to build. We suffered a lot because in a way we |
| building of the system? There's a different kind of | | | | realized, in the middle of the building process, that the |
| approach used in an analytical way to handle | | | | IT product we are trying to build is not feasible at all |
| problem-solving and management issues, and that is | | | | considering what resources, time, etc. my team has. |
| Systems Management. Sounds new right? But | | | | Probably, if we have done a thorough study of the |
| actually, it's been used since the 50's. | | | | system we are trying to build, we probably detected |
| Systems Management is divided into three parts: (1) | | | | as early as Project Feasibility stage that the system |
| systems philosophy - views things as systems, (2) | | | | is not feasible at all. |