Soft Systems Methodology: Conceptual Model Building and Its Contribution
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (976 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0471894893 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 278 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the Inside Flapprovides a practical approach to an established and important topicbuilds on the success of his own and Peter Checkland's work in the areacase studies include the Army, the Navy, the Prison Service, Trustee Savings Bank, Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, the Met. Office and a theatreoffers a range of illustrative applications
Well written and informative introduction to SSM Mike Tarrani Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) is an offshoot of systems thinking and has its roots in Peter Checkland's seminal 1981 book, "Systems Thinking, Systems Practice" (now out of print). This book shows how to apply SSM to the problem sets for which it was designed: the unpredictable behavior of human actions, which are often counter to the logic we apply to "hard" problems such as computer sy
In 1992 he founded his own consulting company, Brian Wilson Associates, where he continues to develop and apply his unique brand of Soft Systems Methodology. There he was involved in the development and use of Human Activity Systems and 'verbs in the imperative' in place of mathematics as the modelling language
Conceptual model building is accepted as a key phase in Soft Systems Methodology. This book addresses that issue.. Despite the recognition of the importance of the SSM, students are still experiencing difficulty with the basic process of conceptual model building