03121nam 22006494a 450 991087668340332120200520144314.01-118-00669-01-280-23896-897866102389650-470-24385-60-471-74549-90-471-74548-0(CKB)1000000000355363(EBL)240702(OCoLC)63744933(SSID)ssj0000788882(PQKBManifestationID)12351363(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000788882(PQKBWorkID)10828720(PQKB)10813141(SSID)ssj0000196792(PQKBManifestationID)11174459(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000196792(PQKBWorkID)10154031(PQKB)11755411(MiAaPQ)EBC240702(EXLCZ)99100000000035536320050325d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrManaging complex systems thinking outside the box /Howard EisnerHoboken, N.J. Wiley-Intersciencec20051 online resource (217 p.)Wiley series in systems engineering and managementDescription based upon print version of record.0-471-69006-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.MANAGING COMPLEX SYSTEMS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; Contents; Preface; 1 Systems and Thinking; 2 Building and Managing Systems; 3 Problems to Ponder; 4 The Inventive Mind; 5 Perspective 1: Broaden and Generalize; 6 Perspective 2: Crossover; 7 Perspective 3: Question Conventional Wisdom; 8 Perspective 4: Back of the Envelope; 9 Perspective 5: Expanding the Dimensions; 10 Perspective 6: Obversity; 11 Perspective 7: Remove Constraints; 12 Perspective 8: Thinking with Pictures; 13 Perspective 9: The Systems Approach; 14 Thinking in Groups; 15 Widening the Circle; 16 Final Thoughts and a Test; IndexNine innovative methods to think outside the box and solve complex system problemsManaging Complex Systems provides specific tools and guidance needed to be a more creative and innovative thinker. Following the author's methodology, the reader will be better able to devise and implement nontraditional solutions to seemingly intractable complex problems. By challenging the reader to think in new and creative ways, the book offers a road map to success, whether measured in terms of competitive advantage, greater market share, improved productivity, or higher profits, all based upon betteWiley series in systems engineering and management.Systems engineeringManagementProject managementSystems engineeringManagement.Project management.658.4/04/02462Eisner Howard1935-1763808MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910876683403321Managing complex systems4204432UNINA