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An iterative requirements specification procedure for decision support systems. 1987

C H Brookes

University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Requirements specification is a key element in a DSS development project because it not only determines what is to be done, it also drives the evolution process. A procedure for requirements elicitation is described that is based on the decomposition of the DSS design task into a number of functions, subfunctions, and operators. It is postulated that the procedure facilitates the building of a DSS that is complete and integrates MIS, modelling and expert system components. Some examples given are drawn from the health administration field.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008331	Management Information Systems	Systems designed to provide information primarily concerned with the administrative functions associated with the provision and utilization of services; also includes program planning, etc.	Information System, Management,Information Systems, Management,Management Information System,System, Management Information,Systems, Management Information
D003660	Decision Support Systems, Management	Computer-based systems that enable management to interrogate the computer on an ad hoc basis for various kinds of information in the organization, which predict the effect of potential decisions.
D006739	Hospital Administration	Management of the internal organization of the hospital.	Hospital Organization and Administration,Organization and Administration, Hospital,Administration, Hospital
D012985	Software Design	Specifications and instructions applied to the software.	Flowcharts (Computer),Flow Charts (Computer),Flowcharts,Chart, Flow (Computer),Charts, Flow (Computer),Design, Software,Designs, Software,Flow Chart (Computer),Flowchart,Flowchart (Computer),Software Designs