• Identify the problem the DSS will help decision makers solve.
o If the project is a build: Describe the major steps in developing the DSS and define the various types of testing the DSS will need before implementing the prototype.o If the project is a buy: Define the type of DSS you will buy and describe the major steps and criteria you will use in selecting the DSS vendor and software.o Describe the user and management involvement in the implementation approach, goal development and implementation and evaluation planning and how you will obtain management and user “buy-in?”

Implementation goals (20 points)
• Describe the Key Characteristics and Capabilities of your DSS (Sharda, et al, 2015, p. 60, 65).• Discuss how you will ensure connectivity and integration to databases and other enterprise systems.• Discuss the data management, model management, user interface and knowledge management subsystems of your DSS.
Implementation Plan (20 points)
• Include how you will study existing processes for redesign that need change to improve quality of care to be effected through this DSS implementation.• Discuss factors that will lead to success in implementing the DSS, such as technology, behavior and implementation issue resolution.• Include how you might use collaboration, communication and group support decision support systems to enhance and support team communication for the implementation project.

• Describe the evaluation approach to be used with management and end users after implementation of the DSS and what you will do with the results of your evaluation.• Describe the goals/outcomes for determining the success of the DSS implementation and how you determined these goals/outcomes.• Describe your evaluation plan, including the methods you will use to evaluate the DSS.