Peter Checkland (born 18 December 1930, in Birmingham, UK) is a British management scientist and emeritus professor of systems at Lancaster University.
In an important way his work preceded data science and change management disciplines in the next century.
degree in chemistry at St John's College, Oxford, where he graduated with 1st class honours.
This research team developed a new way of tackling problem situations faced by managers – Soft Systems Methodology.
[3] In 2007 he was awarded the Beale Medal by the OR Society, in recognition of his sustained and significant contribution to the philosophy, theory and practice of operational research.