- 250 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
Conceptual model building is accepted as a key phase in Soft Systems Methodology. Despite the recognition of the importance of the SSM, students are still experiencing difficulty with the basic process of conceptual model building. This book addresses that issue.
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Table of contents
- Soft Systems Methodology
- Contents
- Foreword by Mike Duffy
- Preface
- Preamble
- 1. Models and Methodology
- 2. Basic Principles of HAS Modelling
- 3. Selection of Relevant Systems
- 4. Business Process Re-engineering
- 5. The Consensus Primary Task Model
- 6. CPTM—Formulation Using Wider-system Extraction
- 7. CPTM—Assembly Using the Enterprise Model
- 8. Application to Training Strategy and HR
- 9. Generic Model Building
- 10. Conclusions
- Appendix 1. The Albion Case
- Appendix 2. Exercises
- Appendix 3. The Development of the United Kingdom’s Single Army Activity Model and Associated Information Needs and its Relationship to Command and Control
- Appendix 4. An Overview of Soft Systems Methodology
- Appendix 5. Example of Applying Information Analysis Method to Airspace Control Function
- Appendix 6. Examples of Product to Information Category Mapping
- References
- Index