Dss Essay
Individual Phone Plan Selection
DSS Requirements Specification
Revision 0
Review and Approval
Prepared By: Date: Analyst, IT/IS
Table of Contents
1 DSS OVERVIEW 5
1.1 Purpose 5
1.2 Decision Environment 5
1.3 Users 5
1.4 Approach 5
1.5 Desired Outcome 5
1.6 Justification 5
1.7 Constraints/Assumptions/Dependencies 6
1.8 Revision History 6
2 FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS 7
2.1 Infrastructure Requirements (Hardware, Software, Networks) 7
2.2 Interface Requirements 7
2.3 Data Requirements 8
2.4 Algorithms/Computational Requirements 8
2.5 Required Rules/Heuristics 9
3 APPENDICES 13
3.1 Screen for entering minutes, messages, data requirement and cell phone plan type. 13
3.2 Screens for multiple decision criteria with thresholds and weights and Cellphone plan Scoring 14
3.3 Cellphone Data Requirement Calculator 15
3.4 Coverage Viewer 16
DSS OVERVIEW
1 Purpose
Major Cellphone carriers like Verizon, Sprint, ATT, and Cricket offer various cellphone plans to suit customers with varying needs and to attract customers. An individual shopping for a cellphone plan is overwhelmed with the abundance of plan information available. For the lowest monthly due the user wants to select the optimum cellphone plan which satisfies his basic requirement. At the same time the user also wants a cellphone plan that is supported by a reliable carrier and which offers some great phone selections.
In this decision support system, I am trying to decide the optimum cell phone plan with lowest monthly cost which meets my needs. As there are many add-on packages for minutes, messages and data provided by a carrier; the system also takes those into account for finding the ideal
DSS Requirements Specification
Revision 0
Review and Approval
Prepared By: Date: Analyst, IT/IS
Table of Contents
1 DSS OVERVIEW 5
1.1 Purpose 5
1.2 Decision Environment 5
1.3 Users 5
1.4 Approach 5
1.5 Desired Outcome 5
1.6 Justification 5
1.7 Constraints/Assumptions/Dependencies 6
1.8 Revision History 6
2 FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS 7
2.1 Infrastructure Requirements (Hardware, Software, Networks) 7
2.2 Interface Requirements 7
2.3 Data Requirements 8
2.4 Algorithms/Computational Requirements 8
2.5 Required Rules/Heuristics 9
3 APPENDICES 13
3.1 Screen for entering minutes, messages, data requirement and cell phone plan type. 13
3.2 Screens for multiple decision criteria with thresholds and weights and Cellphone plan Scoring 14
3.3 Cellphone Data Requirement Calculator 15
3.4 Coverage Viewer 16
DSS OVERVIEW
1 Purpose
Major Cellphone carriers like Verizon, Sprint, ATT, and Cricket offer various cellphone plans to suit customers with varying needs and to attract customers. An individual shopping for a cellphone plan is overwhelmed with the abundance of plan information available. For the lowest monthly due the user wants to select the optimum cellphone plan which satisfies his basic requirement. At the same time the user also wants a cellphone plan that is supported by a reliable carrier and which offers some great phone selections.
In this decision support system, I am trying to decide the optimum cell phone plan with lowest monthly cost which meets my needs. As there are many add-on packages for minutes, messages and data provided by a carrier; the system also takes those into account for finding the ideal