internal and external constraints

An external constraint are outside obstacles that get in the way of decision making like time, money or other resources.  An internal constraint is a hurdle that comes from within that may be caused from government regulations, physical location, or just how it was built.  A personal example of an external constraint would be trying to do a fund-raiser for one of my jobs.  Our group had 4 days to come up with the party, such as location, theme, and guest list.  On top of that, we had a small budget.  Our group was stressed out because we felt like it wasn't going to be a successful turnout in profit or in attendance.  Due to our external constraints of time and money, our fund-raiser was not a success.  An example of internal constraint in my life would be from work.  At an after school program, we have to design a program that ensures kids that they get quality homework time, technology/computer time, and recreation time, but also have a result of better grades.  The constraint we had was the construction of the system.  There had to be a balance of all 3, but there were some kids who needed more homework time than others.  It is mandatory that all kids had to attend all 3 sessions of homework, tech, and recreation.  Our goal was not met of kids getting better grades due to our program because of the internal constraint of how the system is set up.  We fought hard to get more homework time, but the people who were funding our program would not allow for that to happen.