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040			_aAIS _dAIS
100			_aPeter Checkland
100			_aJohn Poulter
245			_aLearning for Action: A Short Definitive Account of Soft Systems Methodology and its use for Practitioners, Teachers and Students
082			_a658.4'03
260			_aEngland _bJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd _c2006
520			_aAfter an explanation of the book's purpose, the authors provide in Part 1 first an overview of SSM as a whole, then a fleshed-out account with just enough detail and advice to enable the reader to set about using the approach in problem situations of concern. Part 2 describes examples of SSM in action and also pays special attention to one of the most common application areas: that of work in the information system/information technology field. A final chapter in part 2 discusses the difficulties some people have in grasping the true nature of SSM, drawing attention to the inadequacies in much of the secondary literature. Appendices provide an outline of the theoretical considerations which underpin SSM, a guide to sources of further information and illustrations of some of SSM's techniques.
655			_aBusiness
655			_aProblem solving
655			_aSystem theory
655			_aSystem analysis
655			_aNonfiction
650			_aGlobal Business Dynamics (BIN2043-N)
999			_c58885 _d58885