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Condition: Very good

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Product Type: Textbook

ISBN: 9780273032373

EAN: 9780273032373

Publication Year: 1990

Type: Textbook

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Publication Name: Practical Soft Systems Analysis

Item Height: 245mm

Author: D.C. Patching

Publisher: Pearson Education Limited

Item Width: 188mm

Subject: Computer Science

Item Weight: 590g

Number of Pages: 320 Pages

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Primarily this book demonstrates how to interpret and apply soft systems concepts in practical situations. It bridges the gap between pragmatists and academics in the systems field by approaching the subject from a practical viewpoint, first translating the language of systems into common parlance, examining the difficulties that occur in practice and overcoming them, and providing substantial examples of real-life applications based on the author's extensive experience. The first part explains systems concepts in general, with particular reference to formal systems models and attributes, and then distinguishes between hard and soft systems models. The second part details each stage of a soft systems examination - its purpose, model development, the use of rich pictures, the terminology, methods of information collection and analysis, performance measures, control mechanisms, and client involvement. The final part provides the full practical element, beginning with the types of application that can benefit from soft systems analysis, followed by a comprehensive illustration of its use in organisational analysis based on a local authority social services department, a study carried out as part of an Esprit project, and finishing with a paradigmatic information model of an organization that can be used to improve the information base or the communication system. A final chapter is an example of the use of soft systems ideas to set up and implement an audit of procedures, whether low or high level.

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Pearson Education Limited

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9780273032373

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Author

D.C. Patching

Publication Name

Practical Soft Systems Analysis

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Subject

Computer Science

Publication Year

1990

Type

Textbook

Number of Pages

320 Pages

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Item Height

245mm

Item Width

188mm

Item Weight

590g

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D.C. Patching

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United Kingdom

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