Management System

A Management System is a computing-supported system that can support management tasks.

• AKA: Administration System, Organizational System, Business Management System, Organizational Management System.
• Context:
  • It can typically coordinate Resource Allocation through management allocation strategy and management resource planning.
  • It can typically monitor System Performance through management performance metrics and management measurement frameworks.
  • It can typically enforce Business Rules through management policy enforcement and management compliance mechanisms.
  • It can typically maintain System State through management state tracking and management configuration control.
  • It can typically support Decision Making through management data analysis and management insight generation.
  • It can typically establish Governance Structure through management policy framework and management control hierarchy.
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  • It can often automate Routine Tasks through management workflow automation and management process standardization.
  • It can often generate Management Reports through management reporting systems and management dashboards.
  • It can often handle System Events through management event handlers and management notification mechanisms.
  • It can often manage User Access through management access control and management permission structures.
  • It can often facilitate Organizational Communication through management messaging capability and management information distribution.
  • It can often track Issue Resolution through management issue workflow and management escalation processes.
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  • It can range from being a Simple Management System to being an Enterprise Management System, depending on its management system scope.
  • It can range from being a Departmental Management System to being an Organization-Wide Management System, depending on its management coverage level.
  • It can range from being a Task-Specific Management System to being an Integrated Management Platform, depending on its management integration capability.
  • It can range from being a Manual-Assisted Management System to being a Fully-Automated Management System, depending on its management automation level.
  • It can range from being an Operational Management System to being a Strategic Management System, depending on its management decision timeframe.
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  • It can integrate with External Systems for management data exchange and management cross-system coordination.
  • It can connect to Monitoring Tools for management system oversight and management performance tracking.
  • It can support Analytics Platforms for management business intelligence and management predictive analysis.
  • It can interface with Communication Systems for management notification delivery and management alert distribution.
  • It can link with Knowledge Repositorys for management information access and management knowledge utilization.
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• Examples:
  • Information Management Systems, such as:
    • Database Management Systems, such as:
      • Relational Database Management System for management structured data.
      • NoSQL Database Management System for management unstructured data.
    • Content Management Systems, such as:
      • Document Management System for management document workflow.
      • Media Asset Management System for management digital asset organization.
    • Knowledge Management Systems, such as:
      • Knowledge Base Management System for management structured knowledge.
      • Taxonomy Management System for management concept organization.
  • Infrastructure Management Systems, such as:
    • Network Management Systems, such as:
      • Enterprise Network Management System for management corporate network.
      • Cloud Network Management System for management distributed infrastructure.
    • Configuration Management Systems, such as:
      • IT Configuration Management System for management technology asset control.
      • Software Configuration Management System for management code version control.
    • Cluster Management Systems, such as:
      • Server Cluster Management System for management computing resource.
      • Container Management System for management application deployment.
  • Process Management Systems, such as:
    • Workflow Management Systems, such as:
      • Business Process Management System for management operational workflow.
      • Case Management System for management work item progression.
    • Issue Management Systems, such as:
      • Bug Tracking System for management software defect.
      • Incident Management System for management service disruption.
    • Requirements Management Systems, such as:
      • Product Requirements Management System for management feature development.
      • Compliance Requirements Management System for management regulatory adherence.
  • Resource Management Systems, such as:
    • Asset Management Systems, such as:
      • Physical Asset Management System for management tangible resource tracking.
      • Digital Asset Management System for management digital resource organization.
    • Human Resource Management Systems, such as:
      • Talent Management System for management employee development.
      • Workforce Management System for management labor scheduling.
    • Financial Management Systems, such as:
      • Budget Management System for management financial planning.
      • Expense Management System for management cost control.
  • Governance Management Systems, such as:
    • Corporate Governance Systems, such as:
      • Board Management System for management corporate oversight.
      • Corporate Governance Platform for management organizational accountability.
    • Risk Management Systems, such as:
      • Organizational Risk Management System for management enterprise risk.
      • Compliance Management System for management regulatory requirement.
    • Performance Management Systems, such as:
      • Balanced Scorecard System for management strategic alignment.
      • Key Performance Indicator System for management performance measurement.
  • Specialized Management Systems, such as:
    • Dialog Management Systems for management conversational interaction.
    • System Events Management Systems for management system notification.
    • Maintenance Systems for management equipment upkeep.
    • OnCore Clinical Trial Management Systems for management medical research.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Transaction Processing System, which handles business transactions without management functions and management decision support.
  • Monitoring System, which collects system metrics and performance data without providing management control capability or management intervention mechanisms.
  • Analysis System, which performs data examination and information processing without offering management authority or management action implementation.
  • Communication System, which facilitates information exchange and message transmission without management organization or management resource control.
  • Storage System, which maintains data repository and information archive without management workflow or management decision capability.
• See: Computing System, Information System, Enterprise System, Business Platform, Formal Organization, Organizational Control Framework, Multi-User Software System, Control System, Administrative Worker, Governance Process, Performance Audit.

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