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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 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
What is a decision support system feasibility study? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Someone in an organization has an idea for a replacement DSS or an innovative DSS. Perhaps a senior manage...	Building DSS	Jan 09, 2008
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 is the process for designing decision support software? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Recently, I received an email from Michael Brito asking if I "could explain the process for designing deci...	Building DSS	Oct 22, 2006
What are the features of a knowledge-driven DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com This is installment #4 about features of computerized decision support systems. The focus is on knowledge-...	Knowledge-driven DSS	Aug 09, 2008
What happened at DSSResources 2007-2010? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com The DSS Research Resources home page started during late summer 1995 as a way of organizing the vast amount...	DSS Foundations	Jan 03, 2011
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 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
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 should decision support projects be managed? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Since the early 1950s, much has been written about project management. This literature prescribes generic ...	Building DSS	May 11, 2014
What is data mining and how is it related to DSS? by Daniel Power Editor, DSSResources.com Data mining is a data analysis innovation first discussed in the 1990s. "Big data" and analytics has led...	Knowledge-driven DSS	Nov 30, 2015
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
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
How can DSS builders reduce resistance to a new system? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com A new decision support system (DSS) may be an incremental change in an existing process, or provide a radi...	Building DSS	Nov 12, 2008
What is big data analytics? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Big data analytics combines buzz words and is a buzz phrase. The basic idea of this new business jarg...	DSS Foundations	Jul 15, 2018
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 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 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 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
Are strategic decision processes structured? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com There are patterns, regularities and repetitive actions in decision processes that create observable struct...	DSS Foundations	Oct 11, 2009
What is logical decision-making? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Many adjectives are used to modify the compound word decision making or decision-making. For example,...	DSS Foundations	Sep 10, 2019
Can chatbot technology improve decision support? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Chatting using text or computer-generated voice and natural language understanding with an intelligen...	DSS Foundations	Jun 30, 2019
What are some use cases with expanded data sources? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Data volume is expanding rapidly, data variety is increasing and is coming from new sources, and data...	DSS Foundations	Dec 21, 2014
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 is real-time decision support? The question of "real-time" decision support has been addressed in articles and books for almost 30 years, but as computing, sensor, and net...	Building DSS	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
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
What is the "answer" to my DSS question? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Currently, I have a backlog of more than 75 questions that have been emailed to Ask Dan! since Septe...	DSS Foundations	Oct 22, 2006
What is a decision system? Daniel J. Power, Ciara Heavin, and Peter Keenan A decision system is a collection of information-processing components that interact to make deci...	DSS Foundations	Sep 02, 2018

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