We've discussed the ways in which humans interact with data and most recently how the activities of the PRIME model map to job functions. Last but not least we turn our attemtion to the kinds of applications that make sense for each activity.
Produce
Once data are discovered as a result of investigation, creating the data is essentially a data entry function. So from my viewpoint any application that allows data entry into an appropriate record system would work fine for this activity.
Review
My viewpoint on this should be pretty clear by now if you've followed this thread. Review activity is best suited to a reporting application.
Investigate
There are a wide variety of applications available for analysis or investigation, ranging from spreadsheets to web-based visualization tools and data mining. The application space for this function is crowded with vendors including Microsoft, IBM, Cognos, SAP Business Objects, Oracle, Microstrategy, SAS, and numerous others.
Monitor
The monitor function lends itself to applications like dashboard builders and other applications like scorecards and similar performance management tools.
Extrapolate
The applications for this activity will generally be more specialized and may be industry-specific, and may include tools for campaign management, predictive analytics, actuarial analysis, econometrics, and others.
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