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What is the ROMC design approach?
by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com ROMC is an analysis and design method for user interfaces. Ralph Sprague and Eric Carlson (1982) propo...
DSS Foundations Dec 31, 2020
What are examples of clinical decision aids?
by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM A decision aid is a tool that assists a person in making a specific decision. For example, a highway ...
DSS Foundations Jul 11, 2019
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
What is the impact of decision support on cognitive biases, decision style and risk attitudes?
by Daniel J. Power, Editor of DSSResources.com Cognitive bias, decision styles and risk attitudes impact the use and effectiveness of decision su...
DSS Foundations Mar 13, 2019
Are computerized decision aids decision support systems?
by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Some are, some aren't. The phrase computerized decision aid refers to a diverse set of computer-based...
DSS Theory May 14, 2016
Can DSS impact decision outcomes?
by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Building a computerized decision support system does not necessarily improve decision outcomes. Sadly, a p...
DSS Theory Apr 02, 2008
What are benefits of using decision support?
by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Organizational benefits of using computerized decision support include: Help Team Members Function ...
DSS Foundations Dec 02, 2016
Can using a DSS have unintended negative consequences?
by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM YES. Decision support is not a cure-all or a panacea. Researchers and managers often focus too much o...
DSS Theory May 12, 2016
What are important DSS articles from MIS Quarterly?
by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com A number of terms have been used for information systems supporting management decision making including m...
DSS Foundations Jul 27, 2016
What is User Experience (UX) design for building DSS?
by Ciara Heavin Managing Editor, Journal of Decision Systems and Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM People must interact with a compu...
DSS Foundations Nov 15, 2018
What is PlanningDSS.COM?
Recently, DSSResources.COM registered a new domain name, PlanningDSS.COM.  The name summarizes the purpose of the web site -- it is a planning decisi...
Planning DSS Sep 13, 2005
What is conversational, general-purpose decision support?
by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM The phrase conversational, general-purpose decision support refers to a knowledge-driven software app...
DSS Foundations Feb 24, 2019
What is a decision process audit?
by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Increasing decision-making effectiveness should be the major objective for any DSS project. Stabell (1983) ...
DSS Foundations Jul 07, 2009
Is ETL software needed to build a model-driven DSS?
by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM ETL refers to software used in the process of extracting data from a data source, transforming or alt...
Model-driven DSS Apr 15, 2017
What are key guidelines for decision support user interface design?
by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM An effective user interface is an important component of any type of information system, but it is ...
DSS Foundations Dec 22, 2013
What is the future of decision support and analytics?
by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Decision support and business analytics can provide managers the numbers and metrics for both day-to-...
DSS Foundations Nov 26, 2019
What is the Amazon working backwards approach?
Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, has had great success since the Amazon e-tailing website launched on July 16, 199...
DSS Foundations Aug 16, 2020
How can ambient intelligence assist people in decision making?
by Daniel J. Power and Ciara Heavin Placing sensors and other computing devices in working and living spaces creates opportunities for real-time c...
DSS Foundations Aug 06, 2018
What is a database?
by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Database is a fundamental concept for information technology professionals. While some lay people have an ...
DSS Foundations Jul 09, 2017
What is decision-oriented diagnosis for building DSS?
by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Decision-oriented diagnosis is an approach and a way of analyzing the need for computerized decision sup...
Building DSS Aug 22, 2007
What is required in an evidence-based decision process?
by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Effective decision making is a well-worn concept, but specifically it refers to making decisions that...
DSS Foundations Mar 04, 2018
How does a DSS differ from an MIS?
by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Some Decision Support Systems (DSS) are Management Information Systems (MIS), but DSS serve purposes other ...
DSS Foundations Sep 28, 2009
When are checklists useful decision aids?
Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Checklists are especially helpful in complex environments, but a poorly designed checklist can hinder dec...
DSS Foundations Aug 03, 2019
What are substitutes for computerized decision support?
by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Some computerized decision support is increasingly a necessity, but there remain many substitutes or alter...
DSS Theory Aug 06, 2005
What is the status of Clinical and Hospital Administration DSS?
by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Both clinical and hospital administration decision support are evolving rapidly. HealthIT.gov is an excelle...
Knowledge-driven DSS May 13, 2016
How might AI, Blockchain and Decision Support impact Accounting and Auditing?
by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Historically, bookkeepers, accountants, and auditors have maintained financial records and created de...
DSS Foundations Oct 14, 2018
How do individual differences impact use of decision support?
by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM People differ in abilities, capabilities, attitudes, beliefs, biases and knowledge, among many possib...
DSS Foundations Nov 30, 2018
Can computerized decision support improve national security decision making?
by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM PERHAPS. The current review of options for exiting from Iraq demonstrates the complexity of national...
DSS Theory May 01, 2007
What are the advantages and disadvantages of computerized decision support?
by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM This question in various forms has been popular in the Ask Dan! email. For example, J. Maclearn aske...
DSS Theory Mar 02, 2007
What is the design concept for PlanningDSS.com?
In the Ask Dan! in DSS News of May 22, 2005, I introduced PlanningDSS.com and indicated that in a future column I might explain the overall concept an...
Planning DSS Aug 07, 2005
What is the history of Clinical DSS?
by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSSs) are positively disrupting healthcare and the practice of med...
DSS Foundations Jul 19, 2019
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