system analysis
Evaluating organized wholes
System analysis is the methodical examination of a complex process, organization, or problem to understand how its parts work together.
The goal is typically to identify inefficiencies, propose improvements, or design better solutions.
In computing and business, system analysis precedes system design: The system analysis revealed bottlenecks in order processing.
A system analyst conducts such work.
- big pictureOverall perspective on things
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- top downFrom highest to lowest
- bottom upStarting from lowest level
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
feedback loops · moving parts · pain points · data structure · quality assurance · mechanical design · risk assessment · process improvement · deep dive · signal processing · fault detection · edge cases · mathematical modeling · chaos theory · validation · feasibility study · life cycle · diagram
system analysistrial and error
Learning through repeated attempts
guesswork · spot checking · improvisation · random sampling · chaos
system analysissystem design
Planning complex structures
execution · deployment · integration · practical application
system analysissystem design
Planning complex structures
system integration · synthesis · construction · implementation · assembly