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1 online resource (565 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author; Other Books by This Author; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 How to Read and Use This Book; 1.2 Thinking; 1.3 The Systems Approach; 1.4 Systems Thinking; 1.4.1 The Two Distinct Types of Systems Thinking; 1.4.2 Systems Thinking and Beyond; 1.5 Problem-Solving; 1.6 Alphabetical List of Tools; 1.7 Summary; References; Chapter 2: Charts; 2.1 Bar Charts; 2.2 Cause and Effect Charts; 2.2.1 Using a Cause and Effect Chart; 2.2.2 Creating a Cause and Effect Chart |
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2.3 Compound Bar Charts2.4 Compound Line and Bar Charts; 2.5 Control Charts; 2.6 Financial Charts; 2.7 Flowcharts; 2.7.1 Types of Flowcharts; 2.7.2 Flowchart Symbols; 2.7.3 Rules for Drawing a Flowchart; 2.7.4 Creating a Flowchart to Represent a Process; 2.7.4.1 Starting from the Ending Here you start with a completed product, namely the cup of instant coffee, and think about what you did to create it (Section 11.8). Working backwards from the completed stirred cup of instant coffee ready for drinking, yo |
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2.7.4.2 Starting from the Beginning Starting from the beginning means that you have to think forwards and ask questions. Here you might have thought about:2.7.4.3 Starting in the Middle Here the ideas come in no particular sequence and you write them down as they come. You then arrange them in Lists (Section 9.4) and Relationship Diagrams (Section 6.1.2), then in hierarchies showing how the parts come toget; 2.7.5 The Most Common Mistakes Made When Drawing Flowcharts |
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2.7.5.1 Creating Flowcharts When Designing Software Flowcharts are often drawn when designing the logic in computer software. This section now provides an example of creating a number of Flowcharts in the context of designing the software for a game which2.7.5.2 Perceptions of an Amateur Radio Contest From the Big Picture HTP, the purpose of an amateur radio contest is to simulate an emergency situation in which amateur radio operators are sending and receiving messages into and out of a disaster area and; 2.7.5.3 Creating the Flowcharts Consider each element in Figure 2.17 |
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2.8 Hierarchical Charts2.9 Histograms; 2.10 N2 Charts; 2.10.1 The Basic N 2 Chart; 2.10.2 The Aggregation Example; 2.10.3 Creating an N 2 Chart; 2.10.4 Inserting Data in the N 2 Chart; 2.11 Pareto Charts; 2.12 Pie Charts; 2.13 Polar Charts; 2.14 Product-Activity-Milestone (PAM) Charts; 2.14.1 Creating a PAM Chart; 2.14.2 The PAM Network Chart; 2.15 Trend Charts; 2.16 XY Charts; 2.17 Summary; References; Chapter 3: Critical Thinking; 3.1 Viewing Critical Thinking from a Perspectives Perimeter; 3.1.1 The Big Picture Perspective; 3.1.2 The Operational Perspective |
| Summary |
This book provides more than 100 tools based on systems thinking and beyond. Each tool is described, and when necessary, examples are provided of how each of them can be used. Some of the simplest tools can be combined into more complex tools. The tools may be things such as lists, causal loops, and templates, as well as processes and methodologies |
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3.1.3 The Functional Perspective |
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Project management -- Technique
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Systems engineering.
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systems engineering.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General)
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Industrial Design -- General.
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Categorized Requirements in Process chart.
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Causal Loops.
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CRIP.
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PAM.
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Process Improvement.
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Product-Activity-Milestone chart.
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Systems engineering
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429882661 |
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0429882661 |
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