1. RICH PICTUREDr Niraj ThurairajahBirmingham City University

2. Overview What is a rich picture? Elements of rich picture Techniques to create good rich picture Examples Your activity 3. What is a rich picture? A cartoon-like representation that identifies allthe stakeholders, their concerns, and some ofthe structure underlying the work context(Monk and Howard, 1998) A pictorial summary of the actual situation inthe systems world based on inquiries orobservations of the real world(Patching, 1990) 4. Components of rich picture Represent the following Structure Process Concerns 5. Structure Aspect of the work context that are slow tochange. Such as; Stages of construction Firms/ organisations Geographical localities Stakeholders People 6. Source: Monk and Howard,1998 7. Process Refers to the transformations that occur in theprocess of the work. Such as the flow of Information/data Goods and services Other resources 8. Source: Monk and Howard,1998 9. Concerns Perspectives/viewpoints of eachindividuals/firms motivation Captures different perspectives of the theme Identifies tensions between stakeholders, auseful preliminary step to identifying theconflicting concerns and how they may beresolved. 10. Source: Monk and Howard,1998 11. Dos and dontsElement Comment Include structure Include process Includeconcerns Use any pictorialor textual devicethat suits Include only enough structure to allowyou to record the process andconcerns. Do not attempt to record all the detailsof process; a broad brush approach isusually all that is needed Present the concern in a thoughtbubble There is no correct way of drawing arich picture. There are as many stylesas analysts and the same analyst willfind different styles useful in differentsituations 12. Rich picture of the construction of the Humber Bridge (adapted from Stewart and Fortune, 1994) 13. Case study Constructionproject 1Source: Sutrisna & Barrett,2007 14. Case study Constructionproject 1Source: Sutrisna & Barrett,2007 15. Development project: RichPicture Produce a rich picture of how the differentprofessions, stakeholders and processes fit into atypical construction process. For your activity, consider rich diagram as a pictorialrepresentation of construction process that identifiessituations, stake holders, their actions/ interaction andthe outcome over time. Due to the progressive nature of construction projects,this mapping activity can be done in a chronologicalmanner Acknowledge the complexity and characteristics of atypical construction project