Introduction to Soft Systems Methodology

An Introduction to the Field Trials Methodology

  The knowledge related to the methodology of the field trial study as a type of intervention studies, yet for many of our researchers is not fully understood. The aim of the current study was a better understanding of conducting this type of research. Field trial studies are done on healthy individuals and aim to prevent. These types of studies such as clinical trials are performed on both i...

Soft Systems Methodology

It is a short introduction to SSM based on two primary literature's, First some background for SSM is given followed by a description of SSM as described in (SSM, 81) and the revised SSM as described in (SSM, 90). SSM and the construction of Information Systems (IS) is briefly mentioned and, as a summary, a table of key concepts and techniques/guidelines is presented. Finally, the philosophy of...

Soft Systems Methodology 1

Abstract Soft systems methodology (SSM) is an approach for tackling problematical, messy situations of all kinds. It is an action-oriented process of inquiry into problematic situations in which users learn their way from finding out about the situation, to taking action to improve it. The learning emerges via an organised process in which the situation is explored using a set of models of purp...

Soft Systems Methodology

Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) was devised by Checkland (1981) and elaborated by Checkland & Scholes (1990) to provide a tool for investigating an unstructured problem situation. SSM is not a system design tool, but a tool for system requirements investigation. Unlike systems analysis tools, such as entity-relationship modelling or data-flow diagrams, which allow the designer to model how the s...

Soft Systems Methodology