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How many DSS related pages are on the Web? One means of finding Web sites relevant to DSS is to use a search engine. Another way is to use a Web index. AltaVista (URL http://www.altavista...	DSSResources.com	Aug 25, 2005
How many DSS related pages are on the Web in Fall 2020? by Daniel Power For many years, I have been tracking search engine results for the phrases "decision support systems", "decision support", and "DSS...	DSS Foundations	Oct 24, 2020
Do entrepreneurs need decision support? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com According to Joseph Schumpeter (1934, 42), capitalism sparks entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs innovate by...	DSS Theory	Dec 09, 2012
What is augmented decision-making? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM People often make bad or "less" than optimal decisions. Do you think it would be great if a compute...	DSS Foundations	Oct 26, 2013
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
What is conversational analytics? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Kasera, V., R. Tandon, & A.Yeung, "Conversational Analytics for a Voice-driven World," ThoughtSpot W...	DSS Foundations	Jul 10, 2019
What is next generation BI? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Most of us recognize that we need better software and systems to get better business intelligence. We also...	DSS Foundations	Jan 14, 2011
What is the potential size of the NSEERS database? The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) is creating a number of very large databases to support a variety of operations and processes. ...	DSS Applications	Aug 07, 2005
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 are specific benefits of document-driven DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Document-driven DSS is a relatively new category of computerized decision support. These systems assist in ...	DSS Foundations	Aug 02, 2010
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
Can multi-user visual simulations provide real world decision support? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com The computing technology for creating realistic visual simulations has improved tremendously in the past 20...	Evaluating DSS Projects	Aug 19, 2007
Why are decision support case studies important? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Case studies help us understand decision support. Both teaching and research case studies serve a usef...	DSS Foundations	Aug 02, 2015
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
How can managers identify opportunities to create innovative DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Once a manager believes it is possible to gain significant benefits or even a competitive advantage from ...	Evaluating DSS Projects	Dec 12, 2007
What is a flat data file? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Data is stored in a number of formats. In the early years of computing, data was stored and retrieve...	DSS Foundations	Jul 10, 2017
What is the difference between knowledge management and decision support? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Both academics and software vendors can over promote technology advantages and solutions. We seem to get e...	DSS Foundations	Dec 18, 2015
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 the impact of information management on the organization? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Thirty years ago, at the start of my career, I addressed this question (cf., Power, 1983). My MIS Qua...	DSS Foundations	Nov 24, 2013
What is the decision support information demand and supply equilibrium? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM At equilibrium the demand for decision support data and information equals the supply. In this era of...	DSS Foundations	Oct 28, 2018
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 is opportunistic decision making? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM An opportunity is a potential action that if implemented is likely to help attain a desired goal. Som...	DSS Foundations	Apr 23, 2018
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
Is the semantic web vision relevant to DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Semantic web describes a vision and design guidelines and tools to let software applications read and un...	Building DSS	Feb 20, 2008
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
How do decision-making models relate to the design and use of DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Both descriptive and prescriptive quantitative decision making model asre important to understanding compu...	DSS Theory	Mar 07, 2015
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
Who originated the term Business Intelligence (BI)? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Decision support and data warehousing sources agree that Howard Dresner coined and popularized the term Bu...	DSS Foundations	Jun 29, 2016
What is the life cycle for a document? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Documents should be handled once and if necessary scanned and digitized. Once a document is in digital fo...	Document-driven DSS	Mar 04, 2012
What is the impact of social media on decision making? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Information technology is changing how we communicate, obtain and process information for personal and work...	DSS Foundations	May 10, 2011
Is the traditional Sprague DSS still relevant? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM In 1980, Ralph Sprague, a long-time Professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, wrote ...	DSS Foundations	Dec 13, 2017
What is decision support planning? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Decision support planning is an anticipatory decision-making process that involves critical thinking about ...	DSS Theory	Jun 23, 2009
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 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 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 are the similarities and differences between Data-Driven and Document-Driven DSS? Document-Driven DSS is a relatively new category of Decision Support. There are certainly similarities to the more familiar Data-Driven DSS, but there...	Document-driven DSS	Aug 06, 2005
What is data exploration? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Explorers venture into the unknown. A modern data explorer wants to find evidence and answers from da...	DSS Foundations	Jul 16, 2018
What is sabermetrics? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Sabermetrics is a specific use of analytics in decision making. It is "the application of statistical...	DSS Foundations	Feb 06, 2014
What SQL knowledge do managers need for decision support queries? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Structured Query Language (SQL)is considered difficult for most managers to learn and use. SQL is a complex...	Data-driven DSS	Mar 18, 2011
Does data modeling differ for a data-driven DSS? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Creating a data model is usually the beginning of a process to develop an information system linked to...	Data-driven DSS	Aug 29, 2015
What factors influence corporate acquisition decision-making success? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM In 2017 in the United States, there were a record number of merger and acquisition transactions with 15,1...	DSS Foundations	May 01, 2019
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
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 smart is IBM Watson? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM IBM is heavily promoting a cognitive system named Watson in television ads. A major selling point is t...	Knowledge-driven DSS	Dec 16, 2015
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
What is the relation between Design Science and building DSS? Daniel Power Editor, DSSResources.com For many years, there has been an interest in transferring the concepts and techniques from the broad fiel...	Building DSS	Apr 03, 2016
Should managers build decision support applications? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Managers get paid to manage, but in some situations managers can build computerized decision support capabi...	DSS Foundations	Feb 02, 2013
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 are various categories and classifications for decision support? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Computerized decision support systems emerged in the 1960s with model-driven DSS. Decision Support Sys...	DSS Foundations	Mar 17, 2020
What will the DSS headline be in FORTUNE Magazine in 2010? By Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Readers may recall my promise in the September 25, 2005 trip report from Teradata Partners to discuss this...	DSS Foundations	Oct 22, 2006

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