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	SODA – Στρατηγικός Σχεδιασμός και Ανάλυση Επιλογών μέσω Γνωστικών Χαρτών	Μεθοδολογία Συστημάτων (Soft Systems Methodology - SSM)	Προσέγγιση Στρατηγικής Επιλογής
Πεδίο	Δόμηση Προβλημάτων	Δόμηση Προβλημάτων	Δόμηση Προβλημάτων
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1988	1981	2005
Δημιουργός	Colin Eden	Peter Checkland	John Friend & Allen Hickling
Τύπος	Qualitative / participatory	Interpretive problem-structuring methodology	Iterative group-based problem structuring and decision process
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	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	Friend, J., & Hickling, A. (2005). Planning Under Pressure: The Strategic Choice Approach (3rd ed.). Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-7506-6373-2
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	Cognitive Mapping, Strategic Options Development and Analysis, SODA Method, Bilişsel Haritalama	SSM, Checkland's SSM, Soft Systems Analysis, Yumuşak Sistemler Metodolojisi	SCA, Planning Under Pressure, Stratejik Seçim Yaklaşımı, Interactive Strategic Planning
Συναφείς	3	3	2
Σύνοψη	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.	The Strategic Choice Approach (SCA) is an interactive, workshop-based problem structuring method developed by John Friend and Allen Hickling, first published in 1987 and refined in the definitive third edition of Planning Under Pressure (2005). SCA helps groups of planners and stakeholders manage interconnected decisions under uncertainty by explicitly mapping decision areas, option combinations, and sources of uncertainty before committing to action.