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What are the INVEST criteria for evaluating project tasks? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM The Agile Alliance (agilealliance.org/) glossary states "the acronym INVEST helps to remember a widel...	DSS Foundations	Feb 14, 2020
What are the features of a communications-driven DSS? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Questions about the features and characteristics of the five types of DSS (Power, 2002) are common i...	Communications-driven DSS	Mar 02, 2007
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
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
Do agile processes have phases or steps? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Some methods classified as agile do use the phases or steps terminology. The "phases" are not however dis...	DSS Foundations	Apr 04, 2020
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
How do collaboration tools support agile teams? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Agile philosophy emphasizes collaboration and communication among team members and with clients and other...	DSS Foundations	Sep 30, 2019
What are the features of a document-driven DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com This column is installment #3 about features of the five types of computerized decision support systems (P...	Document-driven DSS	May 01, 2007
What is a modern decision support system? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com "Modern" refers to recent times and recent innovations. Modern decision support is evolving rapidly ...	DSS Foundations	Mar 19, 2017
What are the features of a model-driven DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com This is the final column about features of computerized decision support systems. The focus is on mod...	Model-driven DSS	Aug 09, 2008
What do managers need to know about IS/IT, MIS and DSS? In the academic field of Information Systems we have repeatedly asked the question “What do managers need to know about IS/IT, MIS and DSS?” All o...	DSS Theory	Aug 06, 2005
How does decision support processing differ from transaction processing? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Information systems can be categorized in many ways, but historically business information systems began a...	Building DSS	Jan 04, 2014
What is a recommender system? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM A recommender system is a software tool that provides suggestions to a person for a defined domain or ...	DSS Foundations	Apr 27, 2017
What are major ideas and concepts in agile? by Daniel J. Power The scrum approach originated as an agile software development framework because practitioners wanted a better process to improv...	DSS Foundations	Dec 06, 2019
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 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
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
What is a data warehouse appliance? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com In general, a data warehouse (DW) appliance is an integrated hardware and software bundled application. A...	Data-driven DSS	Feb 19, 2012
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 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
What is adaptive planning? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Adaptive planning is a process and theory for coping with change and complexity. Adaptive planning ide...	DSS Foundations	Feb 15, 2020
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
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 the origins of SIG DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com SIG DSS is the Special Interest Group about Decision Support and Analytical Information Systems affiliated ...	AIS SIG DSS	Feb 13, 2014
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 happened at DSSResources.COM in 2001? "It's NOT easy to make money with your computer at home!" I got this message in an email shortly after receiving a question about "how ...	DSSResources.com	Sep 13, 2005
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 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
When should managers use communications-driven decision support tools? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Communications-driven decision support systems can remedy a number of problems associated with group commun...	Communications-driven DSS	Sep 15, 2009
What is the role of people in machine learning? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Many tools exist for modeling data using machine learning (ML). The tools have been automated and the...	DSS Foundations	Jan 13, 2021
What are current trends in BI and Data Analytics? by Ciara Heavin and Daniel J. Power For the foreseeable future, Business Intelligence and data analytics technologies will continue as key enable...	DSS Foundations	Feb 18, 2017
What influences acceptance of decision support technologies? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Acceptance is an important issue when implementing decision support capabilities especially those that ...	DSS Foundations	May 13, 2012
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
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 the technology adoption curve? Is it relevant to DSS? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM The technology adoption curve (TAC) is a theory about how individuals and organizations behave in impl...	DSS Theory	Dec 31, 2019
Is security important for decision support applications? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Decision support applications often contain sensitive data that should be secured. Also, a common sou...	DSS Foundations	Apr 14, 2013
What is a spreadsheet-based DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Most managers are familiar with spreadsheet packages like Microsoft Excel. If a decision support system (D...	Model-driven DSS	Jan 30, 2017
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 improve cybersecurity? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Protecting digital data and information is crucial to organizational survival. Failing to anticipate ...	DSS Foundations	Jun 26, 2018
Who are the major vendors of Excel add-in programs for building model-driven DSS? In an attempt to provide a comprehensive answer to this question, I visited the web sites of vendors listed on the Spreadsheet-based DSS vendor page a...	Model-driven DSS	Aug 07, 2005
What software companies sell data-driven DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Where can I buy a data-driven DSS? or who sells DSS? are common questions that those new to computerized ...	Building DSS	Sep 18, 2011
Is Scrum useful for creating decision support? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Decision support has expanded to new tasks and analysts and developers have incorporated new technolog...	DSS Foundations	Jul 09, 2019
How does a document management system differ from a Document-Driven DSS? Vannevar Bush's 1945 vision of a memex that stores everything one has seen and read for fast retrieval is the goal for document management systems. Su...	Document-driven DSS	Aug 06, 2005
What is the role of decision support in precision farming? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM In approximately 8000 B.C. when farming and agrarian communities were established, the population of ...	DSS Foundations	May 24, 2015
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 can DSS designers learn from video games? Today, decision support systems use mature user interface technologies. Dashboards are not "new"; the smiley faces and sliders for user input are fa...	Building DSS	Feb 05, 2006
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 operational business intelligence? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com For 50 years, managers have wanted information systems to provide facts to guide operational business deci...	Data-driven DSS	Sep 03, 2008
What are examples of data science jobs? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Data scientist is the "new", "hot", "sexy" and high paying job associated with decision support and...	DSS Foundations	Feb 22, 2014

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