Порівняння методів

	Насичений образ	Методологія м'яких систем (ММС)
Галузь	Структурування проблем	Структурування проблем
Родина	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Рік появи	1981	1981
Автор методу	Peter Checkland	Peter Checkland
Тип	Diagrammatic problem-structuring tool	Interpretive problem-structuring methodology
Основоположне джерело	Checkland, P. (1981). Systems Thinking, Systems Practice. Wiley. ISBN: 978-0-471-27911-2	Checkland, P. (1981). Systems Thinking, Systems Practice. Wiley. ISBN: 978-0-471-27911-2
Інші назви	Rich Picture Diagram, Soft Systems Picture, Situation Summary Diagram, Zengin Resim	SSM, Checkland's SSM, Soft Systems Analysis, Yumuşak Sistemler Metodolojisi
Пов'язані	3	3
Підсумок	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.	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.