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Question	Category	Date
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 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 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 criteria should be used for evaluating DSS software packages? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Evaluating software packages is an important task. Some people might be quick to list criteria like e...	Evaluating DSS Projects	Feb 06, 2016
Can decision support aid in critical thinking? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Critical thinking is discussed broadly in education circles. Teaching students to be "critical thinke...	DSS Foundations	Nov 25, 2015
What are ethics and privacy issues related to using a DSS? by Daniel Power Editor, DSSResources.com Using a decision support system (DSS) is sometimes associated with making hard choices, contested issues...	DSS Foundations	Dec 20, 2020
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 criteria should be used for evaluating proposed plans? In the process of developing plans and alternative courses of action (COA), multiple criteria or factors should be used to determine the validity of e...	DSS Theory	Aug 16, 2005
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 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
What questions are important for evaluating a BI proposal? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Introducing a major project to provide enterprise-wide business intelligence is much more than just another...	DSS Foundations	Jan 30, 2011
Do consumers need decision support capabilities? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Purchase decisions have become increasingly complex with the advent of Internet shopping. Making decisions...	DSS Foundations	Feb 27, 2013
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
What is proactive problem solving? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Proactive problem solving is about identifying problems early to avoid them or minimize and resolve th...	DSS Foundations	Jul 09, 2019
What criteria should be used to evaluate BI/DW vendor solutions? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Selecting an enterprise business intelligence (BI)/data warehouse (DW) vendor solution is an important deci...	DSS Foundations	Dec 26, 2013
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
Can we engineer effective decision support systems? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Building effective computerized decision support systems is possible and increasingly common. Understandi...	Building DSS	Dec 30, 2012
What is value-driven delivery of projects and work? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Project managers, team leads, and other managers are encouraged to make project decisions that result in ...	DSS Foundations	Sep 17, 2019
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
When is agile most appropriate? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Agile methods are most appropriate when project requirements are uncertain, stakeholders seek rapid resul...	DSS Foundations	Nov 24, 2019
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 is a Spatial DSS? &subarticlby Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Web-based systems like Google Maps and MapQuest have demonstrated the importance and value of hav...	Data-driven DSS	Aug 06, 2005
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
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 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 is agile project management? Daniel J. Power and Ciara Heavin Applying agile values and principles to managing a project is commonly identified as Agile Project Management (AP...	DSS Foundations	Mar 15, 2020
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 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
Who should participate in building decision support capabilities? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Building decision support capabilities requires varied expertise. More complex data, parallel process...	DSS Foundations	May 11, 2013
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 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 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 should an Agile practitioner know and do? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Knowing agile principles and developing an agile mindset are the starting point of becoming agile. An agi...	DSS Foundations	Jul 01, 2019
What is the role of an agile coach? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM A job description for an agile coach is evolving and very loosely defined. According to Layton (2012)...	DSS Foundations	Mar 15, 2020
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
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
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 stakeholder engagement? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Stakeholder engagement and stakeholder management are the most important ingredients for successful proje...	DSS Foundations	Jan 20, 2020
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
How useful is DSS case study research? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Decision Support Systems (DSS) encompass a broad array of software artifacts intended to support deci...	DSS Foundations	Oct 03, 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 is agile leadership? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Some may be skeptical about agile and others may think the term is overused. In reality, becoming more ag...	DSS Foundations	Jun 19, 2019
What staffing is needed for DW/BI/DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Some Ask Dan! questions are more difficult for me to answer than others. On July 6, 2006, Aileen MacKay se...	Building DSS	Oct 22, 2006
What is the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)? Better known as "AHP", pronouncing each letter ("A" -- "H" -- "P"), this decision structuring tool is well-kno...	Model-driven DSS	Aug 07, 2005
What decisions are appropriate for model-driven DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Some decision problems occur across diverse businesses. Various approaches can be used to solve them depen...	Model-driven DSS	Dec 29, 2008
What determines team performance on a project? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Some project teams perform better than others? Why? A project team is a group of people assigned to work ...	DSS Foundations	Jul 02, 2020
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 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 is a Planning Support System? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Reading the trade press, academic articles and web sites forces those of us interested in computerized supp...	DSS Foundations	Aug 06, 2005
What is localization of decision support and analytics? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM As companies expand into the global marketplace decision support and analytics must often be localized...	DSS Foundations	Mar 28, 2015

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