Context model

The context model is a method that was developed for use in project management and primarily serves to clarify the task .

The planning and implementation of projects is very complex. Often there is uncertainty about

• what is the real problem, the desire for change,
• which benefits, which results are to be achieved,
• what the initial situation is,
• how the situation is influenced from the outside.

With the help of the context model, projects and individual sub-projects can be clarified well from the start and problems that may arise in the course of project work can be identified in advance. Superordinate relationships are clearly shown. The context model requires a detailed examination of the existing situation and the goals of the project and should be outlined for the first time before the official start of the project. In the course of working with this model, a more precise view of the project assignment is created, which is a good basis for the subsequent work.

Over time, alternative uses for the model (e.g. task clarification, meeting preparation, etc.) have developed.

literature

• Daniela Mayrshofer, Hubertus Kröger: Process competence in project work - A manual with many practical examples for project managers, process facilitators and consultants.