MGSC 300 Final
2 examples of Data visualization - questions and answers--Vendor Aqumin provides real time
visual interpretation solutions for the financial services industry
-Aqumin's OptionVision enables traders, risk managers, and market participants to spot
opportunities, risk, and market changes
-AlphaVision for Excel enables visual interpretation capabilities directly within the Microsoft
Excel platform
-AlphaVision for Bloomberg is developed for professional portfolio managers, traders, and risk
analysts and is connected directly to the Bloomberg Terminal to leverage data provided by
Bloomberg.
-IBM SPSS Analytic Catalyst has made sophisticated analytics accessible. Analytic Catalyst
enables business users to conduct the kind of advanced analysis that had been designed for
experts in statistical software. The software fast tracks analytics by identifying key drivers,
selecting an appropriate model, testing it, and then explaining the results in plain English
-Roambi Analytics is a leading mobile reporting and data visualization app designed for iPads
and iPhones. The app can take data from most sources, including Box, Google Docs,
spreadsheets, BI systems, databases, and Salesforce.com, and transform them into interactive
data visualizations.
Age, disability, gender, religion, and race are examples of what? - questions and
answers-Protected classes
Assuming no changes are made, what happens when a task on the critical path is delayed? -
questions and answers-The entire project is delayed.
By avoiding illegal conduct, do companies also act responsibly? Explain your answer. -
questions and answers-No. What is legal is not necessarily ethical or responsible. Laws lag
behind what is possible to do because laws change slowly whereas technology changes rapidly
(the law cannot keep up with the evolution of technology)
Chapter 12 - questions and answers-...
Chapter 13 - questions and answers-...
Chapter 14 - questions and answers-...
, Data visualization increasing - questions and answers-Today's data discovery technologies
provide greater data exploration and ease of use to help users find answers to "why" and "what
if" questions through self-service analytic apps.
- real time data
- analytics
- interactive reporting tools
Describe business dashboards and their function. - questions and answers-An executive
dashboard displays a company's performance metrics, which are automatically updated in real
time (every 15 minutes) based on custom programming and connectivity with existing business
systems
- one data feed that tells management how the company is doing and brings in real time data
and displays it as a dashboard
Describe privacy. - questions and answers-the right to self-determine what information about
you is made accessible, to whom, when, and for what use or purpose.
Privacy means we have freedom of choice and control over our personal information, including
what we do not want shared with or used by others.
Describe the IT strategic planning process - questions and answers-(see slide for more details)
1. Creation of a strategic business plan
2. Strategic IT plan
3. medium-term IT plan, which identifies general project plans in terms of the specific
requirements and sourcing of resources as well as the project and applications portfolio
-The project portfolio= lists major resource projects, including infrastructure, application
services, data services, and security services that are consistent with the long-range plan
-The applications portfolio= is a list of major, approved information system projects that are also
consistent with the long-range plan.
4. Tactical plan= which details budgets and schedules for current-year projects and activities
Geospacial Data and Geographic Information Systems - questions and answers-Use GIS to
identify relevant demographics, proximity to highways, public transportation, and competitors'
stores to select the best location options
Using geographic data to improve business operations and customer relations
Give an example of each BSC metric - questions and answers-Financial
2 examples of Data visualization - questions and answers--Vendor Aqumin provides real time
visual interpretation solutions for the financial services industry
-Aqumin's OptionVision enables traders, risk managers, and market participants to spot
opportunities, risk, and market changes
-AlphaVision for Excel enables visual interpretation capabilities directly within the Microsoft
Excel platform
-AlphaVision for Bloomberg is developed for professional portfolio managers, traders, and risk
analysts and is connected directly to the Bloomberg Terminal to leverage data provided by
Bloomberg.
-IBM SPSS Analytic Catalyst has made sophisticated analytics accessible. Analytic Catalyst
enables business users to conduct the kind of advanced analysis that had been designed for
experts in statistical software. The software fast tracks analytics by identifying key drivers,
selecting an appropriate model, testing it, and then explaining the results in plain English
-Roambi Analytics is a leading mobile reporting and data visualization app designed for iPads
and iPhones. The app can take data from most sources, including Box, Google Docs,
spreadsheets, BI systems, databases, and Salesforce.com, and transform them into interactive
data visualizations.
Age, disability, gender, religion, and race are examples of what? - questions and
answers-Protected classes
Assuming no changes are made, what happens when a task on the critical path is delayed? -
questions and answers-The entire project is delayed.
By avoiding illegal conduct, do companies also act responsibly? Explain your answer. -
questions and answers-No. What is legal is not necessarily ethical or responsible. Laws lag
behind what is possible to do because laws change slowly whereas technology changes rapidly
(the law cannot keep up with the evolution of technology)
Chapter 12 - questions and answers-...
Chapter 13 - questions and answers-...
Chapter 14 - questions and answers-...
, Data visualization increasing - questions and answers-Today's data discovery technologies
provide greater data exploration and ease of use to help users find answers to "why" and "what
if" questions through self-service analytic apps.
- real time data
- analytics
- interactive reporting tools
Describe business dashboards and their function. - questions and answers-An executive
dashboard displays a company's performance metrics, which are automatically updated in real
time (every 15 minutes) based on custom programming and connectivity with existing business
systems
- one data feed that tells management how the company is doing and brings in real time data
and displays it as a dashboard
Describe privacy. - questions and answers-the right to self-determine what information about
you is made accessible, to whom, when, and for what use or purpose.
Privacy means we have freedom of choice and control over our personal information, including
what we do not want shared with or used by others.
Describe the IT strategic planning process - questions and answers-(see slide for more details)
1. Creation of a strategic business plan
2. Strategic IT plan
3. medium-term IT plan, which identifies general project plans in terms of the specific
requirements and sourcing of resources as well as the project and applications portfolio
-The project portfolio= lists major resource projects, including infrastructure, application
services, data services, and security services that are consistent with the long-range plan
-The applications portfolio= is a list of major, approved information system projects that are also
consistent with the long-range plan.
4. Tactical plan= which details budgets and schedules for current-year projects and activities
Geospacial Data and Geographic Information Systems - questions and answers-Use GIS to
identify relevant demographics, proximity to highways, public transportation, and competitors'
stores to select the best location options
Using geographic data to improve business operations and customer relations
Give an example of each BSC metric - questions and answers-Financial
