Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Rich Picture	SODA – Στρατηγικός Σχεδιασμός και Ανάλυση Επιλογών μέσω Γνωστικών Χαρτών	Μεθοδολογία Συστημάτων (Soft Systems Methodology - SSM)
Πεδίο	Δόμηση Προβλημάτων	Δόμηση Προβλημάτων	Δόμηση Προβλημάτων
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1981	1988	1981
Δημιουργός	Peter Checkland	Colin Eden	Peter Checkland
Τύπος	Diagrammatic problem-structuring tool	Qualitative / participatory	Interpretive problem-structuring methodology
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Checkland, P. (1981). Systems Thinking, Systems Practice. Wiley. ISBN: 978-0-471-27911-2	Eden, C. (1988). Cognitive mapping. European Journal of Operational Research, 36(1), 1–13.	Checkland, P. (1981). Systems Thinking, Systems Practice. Wiley. ISBN: 978-0-471-27911-2
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	Rich Picture Diagram, Soft Systems Picture, Situation Summary Diagram, Zengin Resim	Cognitive Mapping, Strategic Options Development and Analysis, SODA Method, Bilişsel Haritalama	SSM, Checkland's SSM, Soft Systems Analysis, Yumuşak Sistemler Metodolojisi
Συναφείς	3	3	3
Σύνοψη	A Rich Picture is a free-form, annotated drawing used in the early exploratory stage of Soft Systems Methodology to represent the full complexity of a problematic situation. Developed by Peter Checkland at Lancaster University, it captures people, roles, concerns, processes, conflicts, and environmental factors in a single visual canvas. It is used primarily by systems analysts, organizational consultants, and action researchers who need to surface multiple stakeholder perspectives before imposing any formal structure on a messy, ill-defined problem.	Strategic Options Development and Analysis (SODA) is a facilitated, qualitative method for structuring complex organisational problems. Developed by Colin Eden in 1988, it uses cognitive maps — directed graphs of causal constructs — to capture and integrate the subjective views of multiple stakeholders. SODA is most valuable when decision makers face ill-defined, wicked problems where shared understanding must be built before any quantitative analysis can begin.	Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) is an interpretive, action-research approach for structuring and managing complex, ill-defined ('soft') problem situations involving human activity. Developed by Peter Checkland at Lancaster University throughout the 1970s and formally presented in 1981, SSM guides practitioners through iterative cycles of inquiry that move from an unstructured problem situation to purposeful action through structured learning rather than optimization.