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Where can I find information about KPIs for building DSS in different industries? The topic of identifying KPIs or Key Performance Indicators is a major issue in developing Executive Information Systems, Balanced Scorecard Systems a...	Data-driven DSS	Aug 06, 2005
Can DSS enhance sustainability efforts? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Sustainability is the capacity to endure. Computerized decision support can potentially help managers and i...	DSS Foundations	Jul 30, 2012
How important is a robust decision support capability? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com A robust decision support capability is perhaps desirable. Robust means a decision support system (DSS) req...	DSS Foundations	Nov 10, 2013
What is a "performance" dashboard? A few days ago, I received a very nice promotional brochure from iViz Group (ivizgroup.com) about their "innovative Dashboard and Scorecard software...	Data-driven DSS	Feb 05, 2006
What is digital organizational management? Daniel J. Power and Ciara Heavin Organizational management is a process of structuring, planning and directing resources and people to achieve goa...	DSS Foundations	Aug 29, 2020
What are best practices for BI reports? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Structured, periodic reports remain at the center of data-driven decision support for managerial decision...	Building DSS	Nov 15, 2007
What is sabermetrics? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Sabermetrics is a specific use of analytics in decision making. It is "the application of statistical...	DSS Foundations	Feb 06, 2014
How can we measure the value and success of agile? Ciara Heavin and Daniel J. Power Agile is a complex, abstract concept and there is no single way that individuals and teams "do" agile. Both of th...	DSS Foundations	Sep 27, 2020
What are Analytical Information Systems? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Analytical Information Systems provide information, analysis and possibly recommendations. Henry Morri...	DSS Foundations	Dec 29, 2015
What was the DSS News in October 2000? by Daniel Power Volume 1, issue number 12 of DSS News was published October 9, 2000. Then as now DSS News was a bi-weekly publication of DSSResourc...	DSS Foundations	Oct 11, 2020
How is BPM related to DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Those of us in the field of IS/IT really seem to like our acronyms. Sometimes however different sets of ve...	DSS Foundations	Mar 21, 2009
How does organization level impact decision support? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com A wide variety of managerial decisions are made in each organization's hierarchy. Many of those decision...	Building DSS	Aug 05, 2008
What is the symptoms, problems and treatments framework? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Symptoms, problems, and treatments (SPT) is a diagnostic reasoning and problem-solving framework. The st...	DSS Foundations	Jul 07, 2019
What kind of DSS does Mr. X need? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com There are many "kinds" of decision support for diverse decision making situations. Both IS/DSS softw...	Building DSS	Aug 03, 2014
What software can help implement the Basel accords? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Identifying and evaluating software for a very broad purpose like supporting the Basel capital accords (htt...	DSS Foundations	Sep 03, 2011
Are Executive Information Systems (EIS) needed? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com At least 30 years ago, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) began going online for information (cf., Rockhart, ...	Data-driven DSS	Sep 17, 2008
What is the role of decision support in virtual organizations? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Computerized decision support helps make virtual organizations possible. DSS is an enabler and a facilitat...	Communications-driven DSS	Mar 06, 2016
What are the features of a data-driven DSS? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Data-driven DSS are the most common of the five types of decision support systems in the expanded DSS...	Data-driven DSS	Mar 02, 2007
When is agile most appropriate? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Agile methods are most appropriate when project requirements are uncertain, stakeholders seek rapid resul...	DSS Foundations	Nov 24, 2019
What is the relationship between DSS and BAM? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) is the "real-time" evolution or descendant of the Executive Information...	Building DSS	Jul 09, 2016
What is decision automation? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Decision automation (DA) means software rather than people make decisions. The concept of decision au...	DSS Foundations	Dec 19, 2018
What are challenges of real-time decision support? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Pushing "real-time" information to decision makers is now realistic and practical. Real-time decision sup...	Building DSS	Oct 29, 2008
Can DSS improve state government tax revenue projections? In the United States, state governments forecast tax revenues, prepare spending budgets based on the forecast, and then track and monitor tax receipts...	DSS Applications	Aug 07, 2005
Can wearable computing devices provide decision support? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Computing devices continue to become smaller and more portable. A wearable computing device can now a...	DSS Foundations	Jun 11, 2017
How can analytics and decision support reduce insurance fraud? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Preventing and detecting insurance fraud is a critical task at insurance companies. There is some evi...	DSS Foundations	Mar 02, 2014
Can computerized decision support encourage health literacy? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM People make poor health choices for many reasons (Carrera, 2014). One reason is a lack of informati...	DSS Foundations	May 29, 2016
How should Decision Support Systems present apparently "Bad News"? On Saturday, January 22, 2005, a special issue of DSS News was sent to all 1066 subscribers. The purpose of the special mailing was to showcase some...	Building DSS	Aug 16, 2005
What is data visualization? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com According to a SAS White paper "one of the best ways to discern important relationships is through advanced...	DSS Foundations	Feb 19, 2016
Who uses computerized decision support? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Many people use computerized decision support for work and in recent years to aid in personal decision maki...	Building DSS	Sep 02, 2012
What determines team performance on a project? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Some project teams perform better than others? Why? A project team is a group of people assigned to work ...	DSS Foundations	Jul 02, 2020
What are some classic business DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com A DSS classic is an early and lasting example of using technology to support decision making. Decision supp...	DSS Foundations	Apr 09, 2011
What is an enterprise-class translytical database? by Daniel J. Power and Ciara Heavin Translytical is a portmanteau word, in that parts of the words transaction and analytical are combined to form...	DSS Foundations	Oct 02, 2017
What are characteristics of decision processes? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com In the past 50 years, a number of authors have identified and described characteristics that vary in organi...	DSS Foundations	Oct 11, 2009
What are the 10 most cited CDSS articles? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Google Scholar was searched using the search term "clinical decision support systems." Garg et. al (20...	DSS Foundations	Jul 18, 2019
What is the job of a datawarehouse administrator? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM The Data Warehouse Administrator supports the ongoing development and maintenance of data warehousing ...	DSS Foundations	Oct 25, 2018
What is a data-driven decision making organization? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM A data-driven decision making organization encourages and rewards use of facts and data by employees. Us...	DSS Foundations	Jan 17, 2016
What are critical success factors for using advanced analytics? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Presence of critical success factors (CSF) influence the performance of a task, project or organizati...	DSS Foundations	Dec 21, 2013
What are the characteristics of decisions? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM and Ciara Heavin Managing Editor, Journal of Decision Systems Managers make many decisions and ...	DSS Foundations	Oct 30, 2016
What are challenges for predictive analytics? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Prediction is a difficult task and a challenge in many situations. The assumption of current prediction t...	DSS Foundations	Apr 07, 2019
How does a data architecture impact decision support capabilities? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM A data architecture is important, but sometimes the task of creating a formal architecture document se...	DSS Foundations	Mar 31, 2015
What is the role of an agile coach? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM A job description for an agile coach is evolving and very loosely defined. According to Layton (2012)...	DSS Foundations	Mar 15, 2020
What is the scope of database administration? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Databases are central to transaction processing and decision support. Database administration is a com...	DSS Foundations	Nov 12, 2014
What is predictive asset management? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Cognizant, Deloitte, IBM, SAS and other vendors and consulting firms are promoting use of predictive ...	DSS Foundations	Jun 27, 2018
What are physical database design tradeoffs for decision support data? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Implementing a decision support database involves tradeoffs. A designer needs to transform an ideal, logi...	DSS Foundations	Oct 01, 2008
How can DSS help implement Basel II? Unless you work for a financial institution, or a DSS vendor or an IS/T consulting firm this question may not be directly relevant to you, but this As...	DSS Applications	Aug 07, 2005
What is a client/server architecture for DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Most decision support systems (DSS) are built within the context of a corporate-wide client/server architec...	DSS Foundations	Jun 03, 2010
What are the key tasks of a database administrator? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Managing data is very important for creating data-driven decision support applications and for specia...	DSS Foundations	Jun 30, 2014
What is stakeholder engagement? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Stakeholder engagement and stakeholder management are the most important ingredients for successful proje...	DSS Foundations	Jan 20, 2020
How does edge computing impact decision support? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Edge computing means more data for predictive analytics and model-driven decision support can be proc...	DSS Foundations	Feb 10, 2019
What is active enterprise financial planning? Active enterprise financial planning is a collaborative, participative, real-time, web-based approach for budgeting, performance management and financ...	DSS Applications	Aug 07, 2005

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