Ask Dan! about DSS

Frequently Asked Questions about Decision Support Systems by Dan Power

Search

50 results for "define data lake"

Question	Category	Date
What is a data lake? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Data lake is a metaphor for a data storage structure. In the physical world, a lake is a basin filled...	DSS Foundations	Aug 10, 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 IS and what IS NOT essential to be agile? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM We are bombarded by buzzwords, technical jargon, and colorful metaphors in the culture of agile proce...	DSS Foundations	Jul 17, 2019
What are characteristics of a decision support system? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com How do you know a computerized system is a decision support system (DSS)? This question is important becaus...	DSS Theory	Oct 05, 2005
What is a system? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com System is used as part of many technology-related concepts including decision support system (DSS) and tran...	DSS Foundations	Nov 06, 2009
What questions should be answered in a decision situation? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Decisions must be made in many different situations. The term decision situation refers to the circumst...	DSS Foundations	Apr 10, 2016
What are characteristics of the computerized decision support domain? Daniel J. Power Decision support and decision support systems are varied. Seven characteristics can help described both appropriate decision suppor...	DSS Foundations	Mar 09, 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 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
Why are quantitative models useful for decision support? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Managers need to understand the value that a quantitative model creates for decision making. By identifyin...	DSS Foundations	Jan 28, 2013
What is data warehousing? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com For at least a hundred years, warehousing has referred to the short or long term storage of items in a spec...	DSS Foundations	Feb 18, 2010
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
Is decision making authority shifting in organizations? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Management is about delegating and making decisions. As organizations have gotten larger, more comple...	DSS Foundations	Feb 06, 2014
How can we provide Web access to a Data Warehouse and DSS database? Some database software directly supports Web access, with other database management systems (DBMSs) you will need to use an intermediary application p...	Data-driven DSS	Aug 06, 2005
What is the context of decision making? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Context matters. The situation in which a decision must be made influences the decision that is made. ...	DSS Foundations	Jan 05, 2014
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
How does MDM impact data-driven DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Master data management (MDM) is a complex process made up of a number of interrelated tasks. In general, MD...	DSS Foundations	Aug 05, 2010
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
What is the best approach for organizing data? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM In an information technology context, organizing means to arrange data in a coherent form and to syst...	DSS Foundations	Jul 25, 2013
What is relational algebra? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Relational algebra is a formal system, i.e., a well-defined system of abstract thought, for manipulat...	DSS Foundations	Aug 07, 2014
What factors impact decision support project implementation risk? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Managers should contemplate a wide range of decision support projects. Perhaps an enterprise-wide, data wa...	Evaluating DSS Projects	Aug 15, 2008
What are the basics of data warehousing? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM For at least one hundred years, warehousing has referred to the short- or long-term storage of items ...	DSS Foundations	Apr 24, 2014
What is project portfolio management? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Project portfolio management (PPM) is a coordination and control process that selects, prioritizes, and s...	DSS Foundations	Jan 20, 2020
What is a computer supported special decision study? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Frequently, computerized tools are used to prepare one-time special studies and reports in unstructured, ...	DSS Foundations	Dec 23, 2015
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 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
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
What is the job of a decision support analyst? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Job titles often summarize job duties and sometimes the title conveys prestige or reflects the responsibli...	DSS Foundations	Jul 30, 2012
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 is business analytics? by Daniel J. Power, Ciara Heavin, James McDermott, and Mary Daly Business analytics (BA) is an abstraction and generalization of many activities ...	DSS Foundations	Mar 16, 2019
What is analytical processing? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Transforming data and summarizing it is a key task in many decision making situations. Once this task is co...	DSS Foundations	Feb 12, 2010
How can DSS impact steps in a general decision process model? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com There are many types of computerized decision support systems that support a diverse set of tasks. Exper...	DSS Foundations	May 14, 2008
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
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 is the theory of relational databases? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Relational databases organize data elements in clusters that are meaningful to users and useful for perform...	DSS Foundations	Apr 11, 2010
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
Can 'Big Brother' watch us? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com "Big Brother" is a familiar metaphor that conjures up visions of political surveillance, political control...	DSS Foundations	May 30, 2016
What should stakeholders expect in an Agile environment? by Ciara Heavin and Daniel J. Power People have expectations that influence behavior. In an organization environment, both internal and external s...	DSS Foundations	Feb 02, 2020
What is a DSS cost benefit analysis? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Decision support system cost benefit analysis is one technique used to determine if a proposed DSS should b...	DSS Foundations	Jul 18, 2010
Can computerized decision support reduce information asymmetry? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com In multiparty decision situations, one party often has better information than another. These situations c...	DSS Foundations	Apr 29, 2012
What vendors have communications-driven DSS for collaboration? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com With the growth of cloud computing more sophisticated communications-driven DSS have been developed to ass...	DSS Foundations	Dec 17, 2011
Can decision support developers reduce the probability of solving the ‘wrong’ problem? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Data analytics and decision support systems are intended to help people, especially managers, make be...	DSS Foundations	Jun 25, 2017
How does business analytics differ from data analytics? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Both business analytics and data analytics are relatively new terms in the business lexicon. Students...	DSS Foundations	Jun 24, 2018
What method is best for building an enterprise-wide, data-driven DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Agile, SDLC, rapid prototyping, Spiral, RAD? Or some combination of methods? Information Technology manager...	Building DSS	Aug 31, 2009
What happened at DSSResources.COM in 2004? I have been involved with Web publishing for almost 10 years and the possibilities and prospects remain exciting and limitless. This review is a look ...	DSSResources.com	Aug 16, 2005
What is a DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com "What is a DSS?" is a fundamental question that many have addressed over the years. It seems appropriate to...	DSS Foundations	Mar 20, 2009
What is a document database? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Increasingly unstructured or semi-structured documents are the drivers of new, novel decision support syst...	DSS Foundations	Nov 26, 2011
What are "best practice" guidelines for decision process flowcharts? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com As part of decision oriented diagnosis and design (Power, 2007), DSS analysts need to develop decision pr...	Building DSS	Sep 07, 2007
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 best practice for data visualization? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Visualizing data means that we can see relationships if they exist. A visualization is a short cut to un...	DSS Foundations	Dec 23, 2012

DSS Home \| About Us \| Contact Us \| Site Index \| Subscribe \| What's New
	Copyright © 1995-2021 by D. J. Power (see his home page). DSSResources.COM^sm was maintained by Daniel J. Power of PowerEnterprises.net. See disclaimer and privacy statement.