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Soft Systems Methodology in Action

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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.

418 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

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May 16, 2019
Checkland y Scholes presentan una versión refinada de la Metodología de Sistemas Suaves (SSM). Esta incluye la manera de considerar los elementos políticos, sociales y culturales presentes en un contexto de intervención sistémica y que podrían condicionar la viabilidad de las propuestas de solución obtenidas con la aplicación de la SSM. Este un título de lectura obligatoria para todos quienes están interesados en el pensamiento y la practica de los sistemas suaves para problemáticas de la organización y la gestión. Lo recomiendo y mucho.
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