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It Projetc Management: The Project Management and Information Technology Context

This document discusses project management from a systems perspective and organizational culture. It describes a systems approach to project management as viewing a project holistically by defining its components and interactions. It also outlines the four frames used to understand organizations and defines organizational culture as the shared assumptions, values, and behaviors that characterize an organization. Ten key characteristics of organizational culture are identified such as member identity, group emphasis, and openness to change.

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It Projetc Management: The Project Management and Information Technology Context

This document discusses project management from a systems perspective and organizational culture. It describes a systems approach to project management as viewing a project holistically by defining its components and interactions. It also outlines the four frames used to understand organizations and defines organizational culture as the shared assumptions, values, and behaviors that characterize an organization. Ten key characteristics of organizational culture are identified such as member identity, group emphasis, and openness to change.

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IT PROJETC MANAGEMENT

THE PROJECT
MANAGEMENT AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CONTEXT
A SYSTEMS VIEW OF PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
• What Is a Systems Approach?
– (1950s) describe a holistic and analytical
approach to solving complex problems that includes using a
systems philosophy, systems
analysis, and systems management.
• systems philosophy is an overall model for thinking
about things as systems.
• Systems are sets of interacting components that work within an
environment to fulfill some purpose.
• Systems analysis is a problem-solving approach that
requires defining the scope of the system, dividing it into components,
and then identifying and evaluating its problems, opportunities,
constraints, and needs.
• Systems management addresses the business, technological, and
organizational issues associated with creating, maintaining, and
modifying a system.
A SYSTEMS VIEW OF PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONS
• The Four Frames of Organizations
UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONS
• Organizational Structures
UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONS
• Organizational Culture
– Organizational culture is a set of shared assumptions, values,
and behaviors that characterize the functioning of an
organization.
– 10 characteristics of organizational culture:
• Member identity. The degree to which employees identify with the
organization as a whole rather than with their type of job or
profession.
• Group emphasis. The degree to which work activities are organized
around groups or teams, rather than individuals.
• People focus. The degree to which management’s decisions take into
account the effect of outcomes on people within the organization.
• Unit integration. The degree to which units or departments within an
organization are encouraged to coordinate with each other.
UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONS
• Organizational Culture
– 10 characteristics of organizational culture:
• Control. The degree to which rules, policies, and direct supervision are
used to oversee and control employee behavior.
• Risk tolerance: The degree to which employees are encouraged to be
aggressive, innovative, and risk seeking.
• Reward criteria: The degree to which rewards, such as promotions and
salary increases, are allocated according to employee performance
rather than seniority, favoritism, or other nonperformance factors.
• Conflict tolerance: The degree to which employees are encouraged to
air conflicts and criticism openly.
• Means-ends orientation: The degree to which management focuses on
outcomes rather than on techniques and processes used to achieve
results.
• Open-systems focus: The degree to which the organization monitors
and responds to changes in the external environment.
UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONS
• Organizational Culture
– 10 characteristics of organizational culture:
• Risk tolerance: The degree to which employees are encouraged
to be aggressive, innovative, and risk seeking.
• Reward criteria: The degree to which rewards, such as
promotions and salary increases, are allocated according to
employee performance rather than seniority, favoritism, or other
nonperformance factors.
• Conflict tolerance: The degree to which employees are
encouraged to air conflicts and criticism openly.
• Means-ends orientation: The degree to which management
focuses on outcomes rather than on techniques and processes
used to achieve results.
• Open-systems focus: The degree to which the organization
monitors and responds to changes in the external environment.

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