system analysis
nounUK /ˈsɪstəm əˈnæləsɪs/
US /ˈsɪstəm əˈnæləsɪs/
System analysis is the careful study of how the parts of something work together so you can understand or fix it.
The team did a system analysis of the school's lunch line to find out why it was so slow.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In computing, the job of studying what a computer system must do before it is built or changed.
The programmer began with a system analysis to list all the features the new app needed.
3. A step-by-step way of breaking a big problem into smaller parts to solve it.
Using system analysis, the students split the recycling project into smaller tasks.
4. The formal report or document that describes how a system works and what should change.
She handed in her system analysis showing three ways to speed up the checkout process.