SPONSORS

SPONSORS

The Logic of Project Management System

An outline for system approach to project management planning

 

FEATURED PAPER

By Muhamed Abdomerovic, D. Eng., Civil

North Carolina, USA

 


 

Abstract

In essence, project management plan is defined by activities, where activities are the most detailed and unique elements of a project management planning contents. Symmetrically, project management system logic is defined by particles, where particles are the most detailed and unique elements of a collection of general project management system contents.

The symmetry in definition of project management plan and project management system logic extends usage of scientific methodology for project management planning to study of project management system logic. This is a great challenge. For example, if project management system logic can be systematically revealed then it can be applied as system approach to improve definition of project management plan. In this case we need to:

1 – Understand current state of the scientific methodology for project management planning. 2 – Analyze project management system contents top-down to the particles level of system contents. 3 – Reveal relationships among particles of project management system contents. 4 – Synthetize project management system contents and contents relationships bottom-up to the top level of system contents. 5 – Reveal project management system logic gradually, by identifying unique sequence for particles of project management system contents. 6 – Debug and sense project management system logic. 7 – Use project management system logic as perfect outline for definition of project management plan.

In the current state of the scientific methodology for project management planning we can analyze, relate and synthetize elements of project management planning contents and project management system contents.

Project management planning contents have been systematically framed, advanced, explained and applied for project management planning since 1962.

Project management system contents have been systematically studied to reveal system logic and improve project management planning since 2002.

By understanding current state of the scientific methodology for project management planning I provide disambiguation, integration, imagining and system logic for collection of general project management system contents. Then, I use system logic to address system approach to project management planning and improve definition of project management plan.

Think about project management plan. While a collection of general project management system contents introduces constellation of visions and motives for project management planning, its system logic outlines sequence of actions and attributes for project management plan.

Introduction

Project management is science and art of handling planned responsibility. As each project is different, from understanding of men made endeavors to study of humanity and exploration of the universe, then it must be handled by comprehensive project management planning that may well be applied across all types of projects.

But evidences show two massive gaps in project management planning: the gap between understandings the scientific methodology for project management planning and its practical potentials, as well as the gap between understanding a collection of general project management system contents and its innovative potentials – two essential, yet unfinished work of project management planning.

I was incited by the causes behind the lack of understanding the gaps. What project management scholar, manager, practitioner, or management trainee in front of the gaps needs next? How individual reveals the practical and innovative potentials of project management planning? Each idea in all its different ways is very much up for consideration, but when we draw the line? If we do not expose the structural and integral originality hidden within project management planning then the gaps are about to get even wider.

So, this outline is about practical and innovative project management planning; it brings to reader awareness about the following subjects:

More…

To read entire paper, click here

 

 

How to cite this paper: Abdomerovic, M. (2019). The Logic of Project Management System: An outline for system approach to project management planning; PM World Journal, Vol. VIII, Issue IX, October. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pmwj86-Oct2019-Abdomerovic-the-logic-of-project-management-system.pdf

 


 

About the Author


Muhamed Abdomerovic

North Carolina, USA

 

 

 

Muhamed Abdomerovic, D.Eng., Civil, has had a diverse and progressive career experience for over thirty years in the development and application of scientific principles to project management planning. He has learned and experienced the challenge of project management planning through involvement in or management of many projects with total budget exceeding $12.5 billion. While employed on a variety of projects in information technology, construction, process industry and energy sectors, he has gained a broad insight into project management methodologies and practice.

Muhamed is currently an independent consultant. He was previously project planner with Vanderlande Industries, master scheduler with FKI Logistex’s and program manager with Luckett & Farley. Twenty five years ago he made the decision to permanently move with his family from Bosnia to the United States of America. His earlier experience in Bosnia ranged from construction manager trainee with Vranica to planning department manager with Energoinvest.

Throughout his career he has been an active participant in the development of the project management profession. He has published over 50 journal articles on project scope, time, cost and communication management. He has also published articles in six proceedings of Project Management World Congresses and has published four books. His current research covers the relationships among project management processes, project management system logic and system approach to project management planning.

In recent years he has been concerned with thoughtful project management planning issues. For example, we are observing today how promoters of project management planning derivatives are misrepresenting the scientific approach to project management planning. His most recent papers help reduce disconnects among project management system knowledge, planning and its derivatives.

He was consecutively recertified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) from 1998 to 2010 and has contributed to the development of the PMBOK Guide. He joined the International Project Management Association (IPMA) in 1972. He graduated from the University of Sarajevo with the Diploma of Civil Engineer.  Contact details:1100-F Metropolitan Ave., Unit 201, Charlotte, NC 28204, mabdomerovic@gmail.com