Contextual analytics mapping

A computing system, comprising:

• a receiver for receiving operational data including process parameters generated by one or more sensors in a plant that includes controllers, and field devices comprising the sensors and actuators coupled to processing equipment, where the processing equipment is configured and controlled to run a controlled process;
• the computing system has an analysis engine configured for using the operational data, for automatically providing:
• a first listing of worst performing ones of the process parameters based on a deviation from a model of the plant and excursions from limits of the model that when a selected poor performing one of the process parameters is chosen by a user from the first listing generates a ranked filtered view of equipment parameters for associated ones of the processing equipment that may be affected by the selected poor performing process parameters along with a filtered view of first recommendations for aiding the user to recognize what action to do in order to fix at least one of the associated ones of the processing equipment and the selected poor performing process parameter;
• a second listing of worst performing ones of the processing equipment based on a second deviation from the model of the plant and second excursions from second limits of the model that when a selected poor performing one of the processing equipment is chosen by the user generates a ranked filtered view of suspected ones of the process parameters that may be affected by the selected poor performing processing equipment along with a filtered view of second recommendations for aiding the user to recognize what action to do in order to fix the selected poor performing processing equipment and at least one of the suspected ones of the process parameters.