A Process vs. a System LO17072

John Constantine (rainbird@trail.com)
Tue, 17 Feb 1998 16:45:11 -0700

Replying to LO17033 --

Jon,

To the heart of the matter; the question to ask...WHAT IS YOUR AIM? YOUR
PURPOSE, YOUR INTENDED GOAL? Then, the answer will come rather easily,
don't you think?

You are right on with your vision. Ask others (organizations/companies)
and see what they tell you. Then, you will know all you need to about the
potential they have.

The next question to ask: BY WHAT METHOD DO YOU INTEND TO ACHIEVE YOUR
AIM? That's not easy for clients either, since many don't have a clue.

Don't worry about stretching the analogy, it has its own perimeters based
on the above two questions. Just try it. Let me know what you find. :)

jon wrote:
> I like the image. It seems that most of the things you list as processes
> are tools with the exception of planning. To continue the image, would
> processes be planning the meal, buying the ingredients, preparing the
> food, setting the atmosphere, inviting the guests, orchestrating the
> dinner and cleaning up afterwards?
>
> Would the system be a process in a larger system, such as entertainment?
> The image may be stretched here.

-- 

Sincerely,

John Constantine Rainbird Management Consulting PO Box 23554 Santa Fe, NM 87502-3554 Rainbird@Trail.Com http:\\www.trail.com\~rainbird

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