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
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Combined with a wealth of sustainability data, supply chain scrutiny and systems analysis lay the groundwork for deriving strategic business value.
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Sophia Mendelsohn, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The course aims to prepare students to apply common engineering tools such as differential equations, signals and systems, systems analysis, mathematical models and numerical simulation to the analysis of social problems, with an emphasis on human rights implications.
—Raúl Ordóñez, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
Access To High-Demand Jobs Beyond computer programming, computer science assists in various additional roles within the business landscape, such as game development, IT administration, web development, and systems analysis.
—Steve Taplin, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Teacher turnover rates are up since the pandemic, with about 23% of teachers leaving their school during the 2022-2023 school year, compared to a roughly 18% turnover rate in 2019, according to a report from ERS, a school systems analysis and design group.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
This is advanced, highly technical and specialized work in computer programming and testing, problem definition, resolution, and systems analysis.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
Renewable energy on the Texas grid lowered the cost of electricity in the state by $11 billion in 2022, according to a report by energy systems analysis firm IdeaSmiths.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 July 2023
Despite the collective progress [made into cloud systems analysis so far], [software] engineers are unable to realize the true potential of observability due to the complexity of manually analyzing troves of telemetry data emitted from increasingly complex software systems.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 5 May 2023
Robbins also draws on systems analysis to bring out the structural factors that could be pushing us to the edge of apocalypse.
—Violet Lucca, Harper’s Magazine , 20 Dec. 2022
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Sophia Mendelsohn, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The course aims to prepare students to apply common engineering tools such as differential equations, signals and systems, systems analysis, mathematical models and numerical simulation to the analysis of social problems, with an emphasis on human rights implications.
—Raúl Ordóñez, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
Access To High-Demand Jobs Beyond computer programming, computer science assists in various additional roles within the business landscape, such as game development, IT administration, web development, and systems analysis.
—Steve Taplin, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Teacher turnover rates are up since the pandemic, with about 23% of teachers leaving their school during the 2022-2023 school year, compared to a roughly 18% turnover rate in 2019, according to a report from ERS, a school systems analysis and design group.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
This is advanced, highly technical and specialized work in computer programming and testing, problem definition, resolution, and systems analysis.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
Renewable energy on the Texas grid lowered the cost of electricity in the state by $11 billion in 2022, according to a report by energy systems analysis firm IdeaSmiths.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 July 2023
Despite the collective progress [made into cloud systems analysis so far], [software] engineers are unable to realize the true potential of observability due to the complexity of manually analyzing troves of telemetry data emitted from increasingly complex software systems.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 5 May 2023
Robbins also draws on systems analysis to bring out the structural factors that could be pushing us to the edge of apocalypse.
—Violet Lucca, Harper’s Magazine , 20 Dec. 2022
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