As a manager or user of information systems, what would you need to know to participate in the design and use of a Decision Support Systems (DSS)?

DISCUSSION 7
As a manager or user of information systems, what would you need to know to participate in the design and use of a Decision Support Systems (DSS)? Why?
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Discussion Questions

1. As a manager or user of information systems, what would you need to know to participate in the design and use of a DSS or an ESS? Why?

Managers and users of information systems would want to specify what kinds of decisions the systems should support, and where the data for those decisions should come from. In a typical enterprise, workers are capturing data, sharing data with other workers, retrieving insights from captured data, and managing the information as per agreed upon guidelines. However, data are turned into valuable business information and insight only when they can be easily captured, systematically stored, properly retrieved, readily shared, and well managed. Data management, DSS, and ESS represent the cornerstone of any data warehousing program.

Data warehouses have become a critical component in enabling management to make decisions quickly and accurately. For example, telecommunications companies use it to manage churn and ensure the retention of their customers, while retail firms rely on data mining to maximize product mix and shelf space, and governments use it to manage federal welfare and healthcare programs. Across industries, data warehousing programs have helped increase productivity, reduce the time it takes to analyze data, and reveal business opportunities that were otherwise hidden from management among layers of unreachable data. However, if management is not part of the design and use of a DSS or ESS, then this information may not be available or utilized. If not, the firm may not be able to gain or maintain a competitive advantage. One thing is for sure—the competition is using these systems to enhance decision making