systems analysis
noun
: the act, process, or profession of studying an activity (such as a procedure, a business, or a physiological function) typically by mathematical means in order to define its goals or purposes and to discover operations and procedures for accomplishing them most efficiently
systems analyst noun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web But that journey of self-discovery set off a side trip into systems analysis. 
Paul Ford, Wired, 11 Jan. 2022 Argibay hopes that in the future people will embrace Agile as an asset in the decision-making process rather than an onerous systems analysis. Ellevate, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021 In a tweet, Stefan Rahmstorf — the head of Earth system analysis at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research — pointed out that the five hottest European summers since 1,500 AD have all occurred in the last two decades. Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 27 June 2019 In aviation systems analysis for certification purposes, a hazardous failure must have a probability of no more than one in 10 million. Dominic Gates, The Seattle Times, 27 Nov. 2018 Authorities then use a form of systems analysis adapted from People's Liberation Army doctrine to flag people seen as potentially disruptive. Mara Hvistendahl, Science | AAAS, 14 Mar. 2018 The news has emerged from SwitchBrew.org, a depository of hacking and file-system analysis for Nintendo's latest console. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2017 With her analysis, Roos, who is studying environmental systems analysis, incorporated several aspects of the life cycle that haven’t been put together, at least not for fashion. Nathan Hurst, Smithsonian, 12 Apr. 2017 See More
Paul Ford, Wired, 11 Jan. 2022 Argibay hopes that in the future people will embrace Agile as an asset in the decision-making process rather than an onerous systems analysis. Ellevate, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021 In a tweet, Stefan Rahmstorf — the head of Earth system analysis at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research — pointed out that the five hottest European summers since 1,500 AD have all occurred in the last two decades. Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 27 June 2019 In aviation systems analysis for certification purposes, a hazardous failure must have a probability of no more than one in 10 million. Dominic Gates, The Seattle Times, 27 Nov. 2018 Authorities then use a form of systems analysis adapted from People's Liberation Army doctrine to flag people seen as potentially disruptive. Mara Hvistendahl, Science | AAAS, 14 Mar. 2018 The news has emerged from SwitchBrew.org, a depository of hacking and file-system analysis for Nintendo's latest console. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2017 With her analysis, Roos, who is studying environmental systems analysis, incorporated several aspects of the life cycle that haven’t been put together, at least not for fashion. Nathan Hurst, Smithsonian, 12 Apr. 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
1950, in the meaning defined above