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What is a decision-centric organization? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Good decisions are important to organization success, but awareness of many important decisions i...	DSS Foundations	Sep 15, 2013
Is data modeling needed for DSS built using no schema big data? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Agile development of analytics and data-driven decision support is not new. Decision support built us...	DSS Foundations	Oct 15, 2018
Can decision support reduce the bike shed problem? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Important decision situations often have many issues that need to be addressed. Some issues are more ...	DSS Foundations	May 04, 2015
What evaluation criteria are used for decision support projects? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com One can categorize computerized decision support project evaluation concerns into 4 general criteria are...	DSS Foundations	Nov 28, 2007
What is solution-focused agile? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Managers, project teams, and consultants should focus primarily on the present and future. We examine the...	DSS Foundations	Aug 02, 2019
Is reengineering needed to build an effective DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com No! Some specific business decision processes have serious weaknesses and problems that can be solved by i...	Building DSS	Nov 15, 2007
When is a decision framed properly? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM and Ciara Heavin Managing Editor, Journal of Decision Systems Decisions occur in the context of...	DSS Foundations	Oct 02, 2016
What are agile ethical principles? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Agile is founded upon two ethics statements, the Manifesto for Agile Software Development, and the 12 Pri...	DSS Foundations	Aug 14, 2019
Who uses computerized decision support and analytics? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM and Ciara Heavin Managing Editor, Journal of Decision Systems Traditionally, many researchers a...	DSS Foundations	Jan 08, 2017
How do you tell a 'good' story based upon data? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Analysis of data should result in telling managers and sponsors stories to summarize what was found. S...	DSS Foundations	Dec 21, 2014
How do data analytics support data-based decision-making? by Ciara Heavin and Daniel J. Power Analysis of data or data analytics is an integral component of a successful organizational digital transforma...	DSS Foundations	Nov 27, 2017
What is mobile business intelligence? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Mobile business intelligence refers to data-driven decision support applications on mobile devices like sma...	DSS Foundations	Nov 20, 2012
What are Drucker's views on planning and decision making? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Peter Drucker (November 19, 1909 – November 11, 2005) was an influential management thinker. His w...	DSS Foundations	Apr 23, 2018
What is a negotiation support system? Negotiation Support Systems (NSS) are designed to assist negotiators in reaching mutually satisfactory decisions by providing a means of communication...	DSS Foundations	Aug 10, 2007
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 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
Is Amazon Web Services a 'good fit' for decision support and OLTP? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosts many popular Web applications including: Instagram, Vine, IFTTT, Netf...	DSS Foundations	Aug 25, 2013
What is the difference between formative and summative DSS evaluation? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com More evaluation is needed for decision support, analytics and business intelligence projects. Developers ...	Evaluating DSS Projects	Jan 27, 2016
What are the foundation decision support articles in MIS Quarterly? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM MIS as a field of study stretches back almost 50 years (cf. Power, 2007), but the initiation of a new...	DSS Foundations	Dec 21, 2013
What are critical analysis and reasoning skills? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Measuring critical analysis and reasoning skills is often inferred by asking about the basic componen...	DSS Foundations	Mar 20, 2018
What rules should guide DSS user interface design? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com People must interact with a computerized decision support system to use it. The design of the software inte...	Building DSS	Feb 14, 2011
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 are the "hot" DSS research topics? Academic research in the U.S. often seems as susceptible to trends and "hot" topics as other segments of our culture. For the past 10 years ...	Evaluating DSS Projects	Aug 07, 2005
Is an insight-driven organization myth or reality? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com An insight-driven organization seems more like marketing hype, building on a catchy name, than reality. O...	DSS Foundations	Aug 18, 2019
How do DSS differ from TPS? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM excerpted from Power, D. (2002, pp. 8-9) Development of Decision Support Systems (DSS) is one of the...	DSS Foundations	Nov 07, 2020
What evaluation tools are appropriate for DSS? by Daniel Power Editor, DSSResources.com Managers evaluate many types of projects, but those involving information technologies are often consid...	DSS Foundations	Dec 06, 2020
What are key database concepts for managers? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Managers need a basic understanding of computerized databases. Why? Because database systems provide the ke...	DSS Foundations	Jan 01, 2011
What are the agile values and principles? by Daniel J. Power and Ciara Heavin The Manifesto for Agile Software Development was published in 2001. Seventeen leaders in the field of software...	DSS Foundations	Apr 08, 2020
What are the “best” DSS case studies at DSSResources.COM? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Professor Roth and I started following DSS/IT developments at Ertl Company in 1997. The Ertl case (Power and...	DSS Applications	Nov 08, 2006
What is business intelligence? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Business intelligence (BI) is often viewed as a term similar to military or competitive intelligence. And h...	DSS Foundations	Aug 06, 2005
Is the technology acceptance model relevant to decision support? by Daniel Power Editor, DSSResources.com Substantial resources are expended building and installing decision support systems. Some guidance about...	DSS Foundations	Jul 31, 2016
Can DSS help avoid hacking? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Maybe. One way to explore this question is to examine specific hacking examples and consider if DSS w...	DSS Foundations	Oct 15, 2018
How is digital transformation changing accounting? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM People no longer perform most traditional accounting tasks. Today accounting is much more than record...	DSS Foundations	Nov 21, 2020
What should be taught in a Business Intelligence/Data-Driven DSS course? by Dan Power On Tuesday, December 13, 2005, Michael Lane, Lecturer Information Systems Department, Faculty of Business, University of Southern ...	Data-driven DSS	Aug 01, 2006
What are various agile approaches? Daniel J. Power and Ciara Heavin Information technology/Information Systems professionals have been refining and trying various agile approaches f...	DSS Foundations	Mar 27, 2020
What is a decision question? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM What should we do? Who should do it? Where should a new facility be located? How should a new product...	DSS Foundations	Nov 13, 2019
What are examples of decision support systems in global enterprises? Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM This Ask Dan! continues the discussion of decision support in global enterprises (see DSS News of January 29,...	DSS Applications	Oct 22, 2006
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
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
How does the use of a Communications-Driven DSS impact a decision-making meeting? by Dan Power Communications and computing technologies have made it possible to have distributed decision-making meetings. Initially such meeting...	Communications-driven DSS	Aug 02, 2006
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 an agile framework for projects? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com An agile framework or methodology guides teams in an iterative and incremental delivery of a project goal...	DSS Foundations	Feb 06, 2020
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
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
How important are pivot tables in data-driven decision support? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Some analysis tools are used more and are used more effectively than others. For example, pivot tables hav...	DSS Foundations	Jun 25, 2011
What is data exploration? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Explorers venture into the unknown. A modern data explorer wants to find evidence and answers from da...	DSS Foundations	Jul 16, 2018
What is a data modeler? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM In the era of rapidly expanding, diverse data, someone needs to identify patterns and regularities in...	DSS Foundations	Sep 21, 2015
What are some examples of web-based DSS? Most people who read about decision support systems want to try one. This is understandable given the promise associated with an information system th...	DSS Applications	Aug 07, 2005
What are common DSS architectural patterns or styles? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Information technology continues to evolve, but one can identify various architectural patterns or styles ...	Building DSS	Oct 03, 2007
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

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