systems analysis

noun

1. the evaluation of an activity to identify its desired objectives and determine procedures for efficiently attaining them.
2. Computers. the methodical study of the data-processing needs of a business or department, together with recommendations for specific hardware and software installations.

systems analysis

noun

1. the analysis of the requirements of a task and the expression of those requirements in a form that permits the assembly of computer hardware and software to perform the task

Derived Forms

• systems analyst, noun

Other Words From

• systems analyst noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of systems analysis¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

“This is a key element of stabilizing global climate, second to stopping fossil fuel use,” tweeted climatologist Stefan Rahmstorf, head of Earth systems analysis at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany.

From Washington Post

She holds a degree in computer science from the UK's South Bank University and a masters in business systems analysis and design from City University, also in the UK.

From BBC

“It’s absolutely discouraging,” said John Milton, director of transportation safety and systems analysis for WSDOT.

From Seattle Times

The study, by the economic and systems analysis firm the Perryman Group, found that diminishing political power leads to economic losses in communities whose votes are suppressed.

From Washington Post

Pickel, a former energy consultant with an MIT doctorate in engineering and economic systems analysis, has written reports scrutinizing rates, outages and utility budgets in his six years on the job.

From Los Angeles Times