List of Questions with Links to Answers

1. Are there Strategic Decision-Making “Big Data” Use Cases? p. 72, Chapter 4

2. Can Decision Support Provide a Competitive Advantage? p. 122, Chapter 7

3. Can DSS Impact Decision Outcomes? p. 126, Chapter 7

4. Can MultiUser Visual Simulations Provide Real-World Decision Support? p. 110, Chapter 6

5. Does the Term Big Data Have Utility for Managers? p. 61, Chapter 4

6. How Can Simulation Be Used for Decision Support? p. 108, Chapter 6

7. How Does Big Data Impact Decision Support and Analytics? p. 59, Chapter 4

8. How Does Predictive Analytics Support Decision Making? p. 99, Chapter 6

9. How Does Sensitivity Analysis Differ from “What If?” Analysis? p. 105, Chapter 6

10. How Do Organizations Harness Big Data Analytics? p. 63, Chapter 4

11. Is ETL Software Needed to Build a Model-Driven DSS? p. 104, Chapter 6

12. Is Parallel Database Technology Needed for Data-Driven DSS? p. 89, Chapter 5

13. Is Reengineering Necessary to Build an Effective DSS? p. 142, Chapter 8

14. What Is Analytics? p. 25, Chapter 2

15. What Are Analytic Applications? p. 96, Chapter 6

16. What Is Analytical Processing? p. 97, Chapter 6

17. What Is a Decision Support System? p. 23, Chapter 2

18. What Is a Decision Process Audit? p. 140, Chapter 8

19. What Is a Decision Support Feasibility Study? p. 145, Chapter 8

20. What Is Decision Support Planning? p. 139, Chapter 8

21. What Is Big Data? p. 57, Chapter 4

22. What Is Business Intelligence? p. 26, Chapter 2

23. What Is Data Warehousing? p. 76, Chapter 5

24. What Is Decision Automation? p. 36, Chapter 3

25. What Is Knowledge Management? p. 30, Chapter 2

26. What Are Best Practices for BI Reports? p. 79, Chapter 5

27. What Are Big Data Technologies? p. 69, Chapter 4

28. What Are The Characteristics of Decisions? p. 6, Chapter 1

29. What Are the Characteristics of a “Good” Data Scientist? p. 66, Chapter 4

30. What Are Current Decision Support possibilities? p. 35, Chapter 3

31. What Are the Basic Characteristics of DSS? p. 40, Chapter 3

32. What Are the Different Types of DSS? p. 37, Chapter 3

33. What Are the Features of a Communications-Driven DSS? p. 43, Chapter 3

34. What Are the Features of a Data-Driven DSS? p. 46, Chapter 3

35. What Are the Features of a Document-Driven DSS? p. 47, Chapter 3

36. What Are the Features of a Knowledge-Driven DSS? p. 49, Chapter 3

37. What Are the Features of a Model-Driven DSS? p. 51, Chapter 3

38. What Are Sources of Data for Building a Data-Driven DSS? p. 86, Chapter 5

39. What Is ETL Software and How Is it Related to BI and Decision Support? p. 88, Chapter 5

40. What Are the Current Trends in BI and Data Analytics? p. 113, Chapter 6

41. What Are the Rules for Building a Successful Model-Driven DSS? p. 111, Chapter 6

42. What Are the Possible Disadvantages of Building and Using DSS? p. 132, Chapter 7

43. What Are Potential Benefits of Decision Support? p. 119, Chapter 7

44. What Are Substitutes for Computerized Decision Support? p. 127, Chapter 7

45. What DSS Skills and Knowledge Do Managers Need? p. 16, Chapter 1

46. What Factors Influence DSS Implementation Risk? p. 147, Chapter 8

47. What Is Mobile Business Intelligence and Analytics? p. 91, Chapter 5

48. What Is a Spreadsheet-Based DSS? p. 102, Chapter 6

49. What Is Operational Business Intelligence? p. 28, Chapter 2

50. What Is the Need for Decision Support? p. 3, Chapter 1

51. What Is the Theory of Computerized Decision Support? p. 4, Chapter 1

52. What Is Typical of Modern Decision Support? p. 12, Chapter 1

53. What Is User Experience (UX) Design for Building DSS? p. 137, Chapter 8

54. What Method Is Best for Building an Enterprisewide Data-Driven Decision Support Application? p. 84, Chapter 5

55. What SQL Knowledge Do Managers Need for Decision Support Queries? p. 82, Chapter 5

56. What Type of DSS Is the System or Subsystem? p. 54, Chapter 3

57. What Questions Are Important for Evaluating a BI Data-Driven Decision Support Proposal? p. 78, Chapter 5

58. When Is a Decision Framed Properly? p. 10, Chapter 1

59. Who Uses Computerized Decision Support and Analytics? p. 13, Chapter 1

60. Why Do Some Managers Resist Using DSS? p. 18, Chapter 1

61. Why Use a Common Language When Developing and Using DSS? p. 22, Chapter 2