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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 steps create a data-driven organization? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Transforming a traditional organization into one where data is systematically incorporated into decis...	DSS Foundations	Jul 26, 2017
How important is trust to the use of decision support technologies? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Decision support acceptance means that potential users trust the system and its analysis. Trust is e...	DSS Foundations	May 26, 2015
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 the rules for building a successful model-driven DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM It is important to discuss what impacts the success of computerized Decision Support Systems. My DSS bo...	Model-driven DSS	Oct 22, 2006
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
What is the output of a decision support system? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Traditionally, one would answer the output of a DSS is "relevant information". Correct, but DSS designers ...	Building DSS	Feb 06, 2008
What is machine learning? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM "A computing machine learns to make and improve its predictions by performing calculations from data a...	DSS Foundations	Apr 01, 2017
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
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 increases success for data-based decision support? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Data-based decision support development is a company-wide effort and requires many resources, includi...	DSS Foundations	Jul 09, 2017
What is the telephone test? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Some semi-structured decisions can be supported using Artificial Intelligence technologies delivered as par...	DSS Foundations	Aug 21, 2011
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
How can managers hire and retain information technology talent? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Our information technologies continue to change and improve. With developments like Cloud computing,...	DSS Foundations	Feb 02, 2017
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 is the future of decision support and analytics? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Decision support and business analytics can provide managers the numbers and metrics for both day-to-...	DSS Foundations	Nov 26, 2019
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
How can ambient intelligence assist people in decision making? by Daniel J. Power and Ciara Heavin Placing sensors and other computing devices in working and living spaces creates opportunities for real-time c...	DSS Foundations	Aug 06, 2018
What is analytics? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Analytics refers to quantitative and statistical analysis of data. Analytic capabilities are important in...	DSS Foundations	Oct 07, 2020
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
Can mHealth help physicians manage patients and reduce their own cognitive workloads? Daniel J. Power and Ciara Heavin mHealth is an umbrella term for any use of mobile devices and telecommunications to support the practice of medic...	DSS Foundations	Jul 21, 2020
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
How can and should students collect field information about DSS? At least half of the Ask Dan! email questions come from students studying Decision Support Systems in an undergraduate or graduate academic program. R...	Building DSS	Aug 16, 2005
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 type of DSS is it? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Managers and developers are recognizing that products and systems advertized as business intelligence, de...	DSS Theory	Mar 21, 2009
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 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 are important DSS articles from MIS Quarterly? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com A number of terms have been used for information systems supporting management decision making including m...	DSS Foundations	Jul 27, 2016
What are ethical issues associated with building and using DSS? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Decision support builders and users face ethical challenges and issues. Some people think that bui...	Evaluating DSS Projects	May 10, 2019
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
How does sensitivity analysis differ from "What if?" analysis? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM In the early days of decision support deployment, one of the major "selling points" of vendors and academ...	Model-driven DSS	Aug 30, 2014
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 technologies are central to digital transformation of healthcare? by Ciara Heavin and Daniel J. Power A diverse array of technologies enable and support digital transformation of healthcare. Fitting technologi...	DSS Foundations	Mar 18, 2019
Are soft skills important in a digital business? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Some observers claim the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence and Decision Automation will creat...	DSS Foundations	Feb 12, 2019
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 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 are the advantages and disadvantages of computerized decision support? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM This question in various forms has been popular in the Ask Dan! email. For example, J. Maclearn aske...	DSS Theory	Mar 02, 2007
What is operations analysis? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Organizations develop systems and processes to perform tasks. The performance of these operations de...	DSS Foundations	Feb 19, 2015
How will decision support technologies shape our global society? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Change is definitely occurring in our global society. Some changes are minor and seemingly insignific...	DSS Foundations	Aug 04, 2013
What influences supply and demand for information goods? Mary Daly, Cork University Business School and Daniel J. Power, DSSResources.com and University of Northern Iowa Organisational decision making en...	DSS Foundations	Jun 22, 2019
What should managers know about predictive analytics and model-driven decision support? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Companies are implementing predictive analytics and quantitative models to assist managers. There remain ...	DSS Foundations	Aug 19, 2012
Can computerized decision support reduce cognitive biases in decision making? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Individuals have predictable thinking patterns. Some patterns are positive and others lead to poor choic...	Building DSS	Jan 10, 2019
What are example uses of business analytics? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM There are many applications and uses of business analytics. Quantitative and analytical models and to...	DSS Foundations	Nov 24, 2018
Does the term big data have utility for managers? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Big data is a colorful phrase for a significant change in data capture, retrieval and storage. Each...	Data-driven DSS	Apr 10, 2014
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

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