A fundamental understanding of systems principles and a persistent commitment to take the systems view is essential if the goal is organizational excellence. Systems Principles 1.
Every organization is a complex system composed of many interrelated parts.
The performance of the whole system is affected by the performance of each part of the system. The way each part affects the whole system is influenced by at least one other part of the system. Parts of the whole system can be grouped into functional subsystems. Each subsystem has an effect on the performance of the whole system. The performance of a synergistic system is better than the performance of any particular part or subsystem and better than the performance of the sum of its parts.