Fran Ackermann

According to our database, Fran Ackermann authored at least 36 papers between 1992 and 2024.

Collaborative distances:

• Dijkstra number of five.
• Erdős number of four.

2024

Managing grand challenges: Extending the scope of problem structuring methods and behavioural operational research.

Fran Ackermann

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2024

2022

Experiences of mixed method OR Practitioners: moving beyond a technical focus to insights relating to modelling teams.

Fran Ackermann, Susan Howick

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2022

2021

Improvisation and Emergent Strategizing: The Role of Group Support Systems.

Colin Eden, Fran Ackermann, Vincenzo Vito

Proceedings of the Contemporary Issues in Group Decision and Negotiation, 2021

2020

In defence of Soft OR: Reflections on teaching Soft OR.

Fran Ackermann, James Alexander, Ashley Stephens, Brandon Pincombe

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2020

2019

PSMs are dead; long live PSMs.

Fran Ackermann

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2019

2018

Theory into practice, practice to theory: Action research in method development.

Colin Eden, Fran Ackermann

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2018

2014

Systemic risk elicitation: Using causal maps to engage stakeholders and build a comprehensive view of risks.

Fran Ackermann, Susan Howick, John Quigley, Lesley Walls, Tom Houghton

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2014

2012

Problem structuring methods 'in the Dock': Arguing the case for Soft OR.

Fran Ackermann

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2012

2011

How OR can contribute to strategy making.

Fran Ackermann

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2011

Getting "Messy" with Problems: The Challenges of Teaching "Soft" OR.

Fran Ackermann

INFORMS Trans. Educ., 2011

Mixing OR methods in practice: Past, present and future directions.

Susan Howick, Fran Ackermann

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2011

2010

The Role of Group Decision Support Systems: Negotiating Safe Energy.

Fran Ackermann, Colin Eden

Proceedings of the Handbook of Group Decision and Negotiation, 2010

2009

Delay and Disruption in Complex Projects.

Susan Howick, Fran Ackermann, Colin Eden, Terry Williams

Proceedings of the Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science, 2009

Integrating modes of policy analysis and strategic management practice: requisite elements and dilemmas.

Colin Eden, Fran Ackermann, J. M. Bryson, George P. Richardson, David F. Andersen, C. B. Finn

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2009

2008

Reasoning maps for decision aid: an integrated approach for problem-structuring and multi-criteria evaluation.

Gilberto Montibeller, Valerie Belton, Fran Ackermann, Leonardo Ensslin

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2008

Building confidence in models for multiple audiences: The modelling cascade.

Susan Howick, Colin Eden, Fran Ackermann, Terry Williams

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2008

2007

Problem structuring without workshops? Experiences with distributed interaction within a PSM process.

Alec Morton, Fran Ackermann, Valerie Belton

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2007

Systemic risk assessment: a case study.

Fran Ackermann, Colin Eden, Terry Williams, Susan Howick

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2007

2006

Where next for problem structuring methods.

Colin Eden, Fran Ackermann

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2006

2004

Cognitive mapping expert views for policy analysis in the public sector.

Colin Eden, Fran Ackermann

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2004

2003

Approaches to sharing knowledge in group problem structuring.

Duncan Shaw, Fran Ackermann, Colin Eden

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2003

Structuring a delay and disruption claim: An application of cause-mapping and system dynamics.

Terry Williams, Fran Ackermann, Colin Eden

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2003

Technology-driven and model-driven approaches to group decision support: focus, research philosophy, and key concepts.

Alec Morton, Fran Ackermann, Valerie Belton

Eur. J. Inf. Syst., 2003

2000

The role of feedback dynamics in disruption and delay on the nature of disruption and delay (D&D) in major projects.

Colin Eden, Terry Williams, Fran Ackermann, Susan Howick

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2000

Mapping distinctive competencies: a systemic approach.

Colin Eden, Fran Ackermann

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 2000

1999

Taking a strategic view of BPR to develop a multidisciplinary framework.

Fran Ackermann, Lesley Walls, Robert Van der Meer, Mark Borman

J. Oper. Res. Soc., 1999

The Role of GDSS in Scenario Development and Strategy Making.

Colin Eden, Fran Ackermann

Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on String Processing and Information Retrieval and Fifth International Workshop on Groupware, 1999

Panel: Issues and Directions in Group Support Systems for Collaborative Engineering.

Gert-Jan de Vreede, Fran Ackermann, Doug Vogel, Folkert Wierda

Proceedings of the Seventh European Conference on Information Systems, 1999

DELPHIC SODA: A New Approach to Distributed Group Decision Support.

Alec Morton, Fran Ackermann, Valerie Belton

Proceedings of the Seventh European Conference on Information Systems, 1999

1996

Panel 12 Supporting Teams in the Twenty-First Century.

Gert-Jan de Vreede, Fran Ackermann, Joseph S. Valacich, Clive Holtham

Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Information Systems, 1996

Panel: The role of group support systems in information systems strategy development and implementation.

Martin Smits, Fran Ackermann, Bettina Schwarzer, John Vanderpijl, Jacques Trahand

Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on Information Systems, 1996

1995

Cognitive Mapping - A 'Hot Button' Approarch to IT Strategy Development.

Norman Smith, Fran Ackermann

Proceedings of the Second Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, 1995

1994

Issues in computer and non-computer supported GDSSs.

Fran Ackermann, Colin Eden

Decis. Support Syst., 1994

1993

The Role of Decision Support in Individual Performance Review.

Fran Ackermann, Steve Cropper, Colin Eden

Proceedings of the Decision Support in Public Administration, 1993

Cognitive Mapping: How Information Systems can Help with Messy Problems and Qualtiative Data.

Fran Ackermann

Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Information Systems, 1993

1992

Two Approaches to Group Problem Solving.

Fran Ackermann, Colin Eden, Jay F. Nunamaker Jr., Douglas R. Vogel

Proceedings of the Decision Support Systems: Experiences and Expectations, Proceedings of the IFIP TC8/WG8.3 Working Conference on Decision Support Systems: Experiences and Expectations, Fontainebleau, France, 30 June, 1992