Tag Archives: systems analysis

Bringing Order to Collections and Systems

Posted on July 15, 2021 by R.P. Churchill

I’ve recently been putting together a bunch of related thoughts about how I do some parts of systems analysis and design. They involve bringing order to collections of items, data, actions, and ideas. I’ve written about one of the ideas … Continue reading →

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Using Data In My Framework and In Simulations

Posted on April 3, 2019 by R.P. Churchill

I recently wrote about how data is collected and used in the different phases of my business analysis framework. After giving the most recent version of my presentation on the subject I was asked for clarification about how the data … Continue reading →

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Advanced Manufacturing Process Integration Ideas

Posted on May 17, 2018 by R.P. Churchill

I’ve seen a lot of different things over the years and they cannot help but suggest possibilities for ways things can be done in a more streamlined, integrated way. Of particular interest to me has been the many novel ways … Continue reading →

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A Simulationist’s Framework for Business Analysis: One More Update

Posted on May 10, 2018 by R.P. Churchill

So I’m working my way through the Jira course and I finally came to a clear understanding of a special case I’ve been trying to clarify. For the most part the processes of discovery and data collection result in the … Continue reading →

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A Simulationist’s Framework for Business Analysis: An Update

Posted on May 7, 2018 by R.P. Churchill

While continuing to work through my Jira course with an eye toward using it in conjunction with a Requirements Traceability Matrix, I’ve been thinking about the context of how the work actually gets done. I’ve discussed the content of the … Continue reading →

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Discovery: Learning What’s In a Process

Posted on April 25, 2018 by R.P. Churchill

Discovery is observing or researching what’s in a system or process. It identifies facilities, entities, resources, information, and activities. These are the nouns and verbs that comprise the system or process under investigation. Discovery does not try to quantify the … Continue reading →

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Service Design

Posted on November 13, 2017 by R.P. Churchill

Manning the phone in the battery headquarters late one night in Basic Training I wiled away some time with a book I found. I read how Colonel Chamberlain’s extensive drilling of his men allowed them to execute a wheel maneuver … Continue reading →

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Art, Waste, and a Rumination on Economics

Posted on September 15, 2016 by R.P. Churchill

I’m going to table the work on the discrete-event simulation today in order to discuss a public art critique I attended last night. The gallery featured a few pieces of the works of two artists, Jessica Burnam and Eric Celarier, … Continue reading →

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