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by fred nickols
Tue Apr 21, 1998 7:24 am
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Graphic Modeling
Replies: 1
Views: 6829

Graphic Modeling

Lynne Bernstein asks: >Can you recommend a good reference book/source on different types of graphic >models (done by hand) that could be used to model different kinds/aspects of >systems? I am thinking about such things as state-transition diagrams, >organization charts etc. Well, almost anything ca...
by fred nickols
Mon Apr 13, 1998 2:31 pm
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: SD Job Descriptions
Replies: 1
Views: 7142

SD Job Descriptions

Does anyone have or know where I can find some sample job descriptions for SD modelers? Fred Nickols, Executive Director Strategic Planning & Management Services Educational Testing Service [09-C] Princeton, NJ 08541 Tel = 609.734.5077 Fax = 609.734.5590 e-mail = fnickols@ets.org Views expressed...
by fred nickols
Mon Apr 13, 1998 7:55 am
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Professional Accreditation
Replies: 15
Views: 37457

Professional Accreditation

The discussion regarding professional accreditation of system dynamics practitioners echoes that on other lists. I am concerned here, just as I am concerned on those other lists about the split between process and content. This split shows up in several disciplines (see table below). DISCIPLINE CONT...
by fred nickols
Sat Apr 11, 1998 9:12 am
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Ownership, Buy-In, etc.
Replies: 0
Views: 4022

Ownership, Buy-In, etc.

Ive been a practicing consultant (internal and external) for almost 30 years. I like to think I know a little about ownership, buy-in, commitment, etc., especially in the context of a consulting engagement. I also like to think that weve done a pretty good job here at ETS in the way of building supp...
by fred nickols
Wed Apr 01, 1998 8:56 am
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Strategic and Tactical
Replies: 0
Views: 3723

Strategic and Tactical

Im not replying to any particular message but to the thread on Strategic or Tactical. At the risk of elucidating the obvious, strategic and tactical are not the same as strategy and tactics. Compounding matters, there is considerable variation in the way all four terms are used. This variation exten...