Soft Systems Thinking for IT/IS dissertation projects - readings

The following readings are relevant for Information Technology/ Information Systems students who are interested in using Soft Systems Thinking (SST) in their dissertation project works. They are also explained in SST workshops for this purpose:

1. Checkland, P. and Holwell, S. (1998) Information, Systems, and Information Systems: making sense of the field, Wiley
2. Stowell, F.A. (editor) (1995) Information Systems Provision: The contribution of soft systems methodology, McGraw-Hill

References

• Related fb folder: https://www.facebook.com/groups/277360354171/#!/groups/272833847547/
• A blog article on Soft Systems Thinking: http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2012/10/soft-systems-thinking-discussion-agenda.html
• Bennetts, P.D.C., Wood-Harper, A.T. and Mills, S. (2000) "An Holistic Approach to the Management of Information Systems Development - A View Using a Soft Systems Approach and Multiple Viewpoints" Systems Practice and Action Research 13(2), pp. 189-205.