Soft Systems Methodology in Action by Peter Checkland
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- EAN
- 9780471986058
- UPC
- 9780471986058
- ISBN
- 9780471986058
- MPN
- N/A
- Book Title
- Soft Systems Methodology in Action by Peter Checkl
- Subject Area
- Science
- Publication Name
- Soft Systems Methodology in Action
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- System Theory
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Weight
- 24.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 432 Pages
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Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0471986054
ISBN-13
9780471986058
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1621437
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Publication Name
Soft Systems Methodology in Action
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Subject
System Theory
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
24.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
99-036690
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
003
Table Of Content
The Emergence of Soft Systems Thinking. Soft Systems Methodology-the Whole. Soft Systems Methodology-the Parts. Soft Systems Methodology-the Whole Revisited. Soft Systems Methodology-the Context. Conclusion. Appendix. Bibliography. Indexes.
Synopsis
Soft Systems Methodology was developed in the 1970s. It grew out of the failure of established methods of systems engineering (SE) when faced with messy complex problem situations. SE is concerned with creating systems to meet defined objectives, and it works well in those situations in which there is such general agreement on the objectives to be achieved that the problem can be thought of simply as the selection of efficacious and efficient means to achieve them., Dieses Buch ist ein praktischer Leitfaden zur SSM (Soft Systems Methodology). Es entwickelt Ideen von Systems Thinking und Systems Practice weiter, indem es aufzeigt, wie diese heutzutage in Industrie und Wirtschaft eingesetzt werden. Mit Hilfe von Fallstudien demonstriert Checkland, wie man SSM anwendet und welche Lehren aus diesen verschiedenen Anwendungen zu ziehen sind. Hinzugekommen ist ein neues Kapitel über Soft Sytems Methodology, das diskutiert, warum SSM heute wichtiger ist denn je. Klar und verständlich geschrieben, von einem international renommierten Autor, dessen Schriften in verschiedensten Bereichen Anwendung finden. (09/98), Thirty years ago Peter Checkland set out to test whether the Systems Engineering (SE) approach, successful in technical problems, could be used by managers to cope with the unfolding complexities of everyday life. His findings were revealed in Systems Thinking, Systems Practice . In this paperback reissue of his second classic of systems literature, again featuring the excerpted new section, Checkland develops his ideas to show how the principles have been extended by use in industry. Case studies are used to show how SSM can be applied and what lessons can be learned from its application in different areas., Soft Systems Methodology in Action "Whether by design, accident or merely synchronicity, Checkland appears to have developed a habit of writing seminal publications near the start of each decade which establish the basis and framework for systems methodology research for that decade." Hamish Rennie, Journal of the Operational Research Society, 1992 Thirty years ago Peter Checkland set out to test whether the Systems Engineering (SE) approach, highly successful in technical problems, could be used by managers coping with the unfolding complexities of organizational life. The straightforward transfer of SE to the broader situations of management was not possible, but by insisting on a combination of systems thinking strongly linked to real-world practice Checkland and his collaborators developed an alternative approach - Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) - which enables managers of all kinds and at any level to deal with the subtleties and confusions of the situations they face. This work established the now accepted distinction between 'hard' systems thinking, in which parts of the world are taken to be 'systems' which can be 'engineered', and 'soft' systems thinking in which the focus is on making sure the process of inquiry into real-world complexity is itself a system for learning. Systems Thinking, Systems Practice (1981) and Soft Systems Methodology in Action (1990) together with an earlier paper Towards a Systems-based Methodology for Real-World Problem Solving (1972) have long been recognized as classics in the field. Now-Peter Checkland has looked back over the three decades of SSM development, brought the account of it up to date, and reflected on the whole evolutionary process which has produced a mature SSM. SSM: A 30-Year Retrospective, here included with Soft Systems Methodology in Action closes a chapter on what is undoubtedly the most significant single research programme on the use of systems ideas in problem solving. Now retired from full-time university work, Peter Checkland continues his research as a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow., Soft Systems Methodology in Action "Whether by design, accident or merely synchronicity, Checkland appears to have developed a habit of writing seminal publications near the start of each decade which establish the basis and framework for systems methodology research for that decade.
LC Classification Number
Q295.C449 1999
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