US award for Peter Checkland
Published 3 November 2009
Peter has been made one of the four founding members of the Society's Omega Alpha Association.
The citation states that Peter Checkland “is unique and outstanding as a researcher, practitioner, and pioneer in the field of systems engineering. He was the first to conceive, develop, and employ a rigorous, system-theoretic method for the investigation and resolution of complex, or “messy” real-world organizational problems.
“Today known universally as Soft Systems Methodology, or simply SSM, it is synonymous with Peter Checkland. SSM has been accepted, taught, and practiced worldwide, thanks to Peter’s increasing dedication and effectiveness, not only as a researcher and practitioner, but also as an author, teacher, and international lecturer of distinction. Peter has changed the way the world thinks about systems, and about systems engineering too.”
