Analysis and Selection between Alternative Solutions
According to the Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles (1973), analysis is “the resolution of anything complex into its simple elements.” This article briefly discusses the nature of systems analysis using a systems approach. Any of the activities described below may need to be considered concurrently through the systems' life, as discussed in the Applying the Systems Approach article. Systems analysis assumes that the problem or opportunity that the system is intended to address has previously been identified and understood or, more likely for any non-trivial system, is being identified and understood concurrently with system analysis activities.
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ISO/IEC 2008. Systems and software engineering -- System life cycle processes. Geneva, Switzerland: International Organisation for Standardisation / International Electrotechnical Commissions. ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2008.
Jackson, S., D. Hitchins and H. Eisner. 2010. "What is the Systems Approach?" INCOSE Insight. 13(1) (April 2010): 41-43.
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