2. Description of a System
Post date: 02-May-2015 05:56:29
A system can either be described as either:
- Soft System or
- Hard System
Soft System
Soft System
A system is described as soft because of the following characteristics:
- Boundaries keep on changing
- Goals and Objectives usually conflict due to human factors like attitudes and preferences
- Exact measures of performance cannot be clearly captured
Hard Systems
Hard Systems
A system is said to be hard because of the following characteristics:
- Goals and objectives can clearly be defined
- Outcomes of the systems processes are predictable and can be modeled accurately