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
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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.
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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
Even though much of our work today—thanks to the ballooning service and information sectors—requires critical thinking and systems analysis.
—Tara McMullin, Quartz, 28 Nov. 2022
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
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
Even though much of our work today—thanks to the ballooning service and information sectors—requires critical thinking and systems analysis.
—Tara McMullin, Quartz, 28 Nov. 2022
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
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“Systems analysis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/systems%20analysis. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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