1980 Solar Power Satellite Program Review

Figure 2. Potential Contributions of Cybernetics to SPS Program Management ABILITY TO DESIGN A METAORGANIZATIONAL ENTITY WHICH IS CAPABLE OF - SENSING CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENT - TRANSLATING AND TRANSMITTING THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES TO THE PROPER ORGANIZATIONAL ENTITY - ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENT ON THE ABILITY OF THE PROGRAM TO PROGRESS TOWARD IT\S ULTIMATE GOAL - RESPONDING TO CHANGE BY MODIFYING INTERRELATIONSHIPS AMONG .ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE PROGRAM GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS CAN BE CONSIDERED AS CONSTRAINTS ON A CYBERNETIC MODEL OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TO ASSESS IMPACTS ABILITY TO MANAGE CHANGE THROUGH INTERNAL REORGANIZATION RATHER THAN THROUGH CHANGING INPUTS TO THE PROGRAM

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