DCSYM CASE TOOL

Why we need a tool

As far as we deal with systems, especially sociotechnical systems, we should be able to represent them effectively. If we cannot write down the system or the model using a well-defined language, then, not only can we not formulate an idea that is clear to ourselves, but we also cannot convey its meaning to other people.

To describe systems or models, it is obvious that we need a common language, preferably a graphical one, able to define the system’s elements and the relations between them.

There are a lot of methods and tools for designing systems or models, each one dedicated to the specific purpose it aims to serve. The issue is that, in general, all model representations, lack in depicting the system-subsystem structure.

DCSYM (Design and Control Systemic Methodology) provides a notation about the structure of the system and the hierarchical position of each element.

DCSYM CASE TOOL (developed by Panagiotis Papaioannou) is a recently developed software application which aims to facilitate the designing of systems and models according to DCSYM. The user interface is similar to common drawing applications. The drawing surface represents the problem domain, the whole, whereas the user can insert objects representing systems, subsystems and individuals and the relations between them in the way they are defined in DCSYM.

Click here to download the DCSYM CASE TOOL BPMN.

Click here to download the CLASSIC (OLD) DCSYM CASE TOOL.