| ID | Lesson | Has working group theme | | 1 | Need for new models for the later use of a tool | |
| 2 | Use of adequate DSS development methodology | |
| 3 | Stakeholder involvement in DSS design | |
| 4 | Stakeholder involvement | |
| 5 | Actor Network Theory provides a suitable lens for exploring both technical and human aspects of DSS institutionalization in the forestry domain | |
| 6 | Decision criteria beyond the state of the ecosystem (for example, social values fire risk, economic | |
| 7 | Operational aspects of the system should be enhanced | Dss development process |
| 8 | Modular approach helpful in assisting industry uptake | Dss development process |
| 9 | The very easy user-friendly interface of the software and the clearness of method can be exploited | Dss development process |
| 10 | The development of large and enduring systems requires a long term approach | Dss development process |
| 11 | Lack of proper documentation and support services (manual, website, etc) can severely limit the | Dss development process |
| 12 | The choice to develop the system in an Excel environment was based on the status of computer | Dss development process |
| 13 | Plan the system architecture based on a broad view of future possibilities | Dss development process |
| 14 | The scope of the modeling project can change significantly during the project | Dss development process
Knowledge management |
| 15 | The use of structured output (maps, tables and charts) makes the methodology and the results more | Dss development process
Knowledge management |
| 16 | Users preferred enhanced functionality rather than useability | Dss development process
Knowledge management |
| 17 | Enlarged decision space | Dss development process
Knowledge management |
| 18 | It is necessary to know which data will be use as variables in the models before designing the DSS | Dss development process
Knowledge management |
| 19 | Provide missing help-documentation service | Dss development process
Knowledge management |
| 20 | The definition of standardized and specific criteria for selecting and zoning forest compartment | Dss development process
Models & techniques |
| 21 | An optimisation module comparing alternative scenarios based on multi-criteria analysis should be | Dss development process
Models & techniques |
| 22 | A financial analysis is an important component in the discussion about the preferences of different | Dss development process
Models & techniques |
| 23 | DSS can help in varying the treatment according to more than one forest function | Dss development process
Models & techniques |
| 24 | Embedding a DSS in a GIS software allows obtaining information at different spatial scales using the | Dss development process
Models & techniques |
| 25 | To compare the current and the past quantitative-qualitative parameters of the forest, great effort | Dss development process
Models & techniques |
| 26 | The fact that ProgettoBosco is conceived according to the criteria and indicators of sustainable | Dss development process
Models & techniques |
| 27 | Afforestion and deforestation options should be included in the management options | Dss development process
Models & techniques |
| 28 | It should be possible to specify the rotation time of a species not only by age but also by target | Dss development process
Models & techniques |
| 29 | Neighbourhood interrelations should be included in the generator | Dss development process
Models & techniques |
| 30 | Provide a simple version of the DSS, which new users can try out and learn quickly | Dss development process
Models & techniques |
| 31 | The kinds of DSS traditionally used to calculate timber harvest levels are now being used to model | Dss development process
Models & techniques |
| 32 | Need of flexibilization of analytical tools - no overdesigned tool that provides too much features for the use | Dss development process
Models & techniques |
| 33 | Adapting the software to make it possible to easily include also the output of other mechanistic | Dss development process
Models & techniques |
| 34 | It would have been better to involve some end users at earlier stages of the system development | Dss development process
Participation |
| 35 | Students studying forest management planning procedures and processes were very useful product testers | Dss development process
Participation |
| 36 | The adoption of the collaborative learning method made possible to gradually select the conceptual | Dss development process
Participation |
| 37 | The tracing of the current actor network interactions made the group realize that they need a different kind of stakeholders from what they previously thought | Dss development process
Participation |
| 38 | Getting joint funding from both the forest and environmental sectors can be a successfull for | Dss development process
Participation |
| 39 | Using Actor Network Theory in the design stage can help in understanding the dynamism of the network | Dss development process
Participation |
| 40 | A more informative output should be generated with clear graphs and maps indicating long-term | Dss development process
Participation |
| 41 | The ProgettoBosco working methodology, based on cooperation, successive approximations and | Dss development process
Participation |
| 42 | To meet the needs of customer - the Forest Service - and to obtain satisfying results the | Dss development process
Participation
Knowledge management |
| 43 | The DSS models built must match the knowledge of the local forest managers, so the ability for local | Dss development process
Participation
Knowledge management |
| 44 | SIPAFIT can act sometimes as a referee to settle arguments among experts, users and stakeholders | Dss development process
Participation
Knowledge management |
| 45 | The use of EMDS allowed the planning team to identify priority area for restoration treatments that | Knowledge management |
| 46 | Requirement of specialized skills can discourage some potential users | Knowledge management |
| 47 | The DSS usage enabled the planning team to measure the achievement of the restoration goals | Knowledge management |
| 48 | Model building was rapid, it was assembling the data that took by far the most time | Knowledge management |
| 49 | Regular ongoing engagement helped maintain interest of users | Knowledge management |
| 50 | As the core of forest DSS are models describing the development of trees and stands (growth and | Models & techniques |
| 51 | Enabling the analyses of several ecosystem services (timber and non-timber resources) in one and the | Models & techniques |
| 52 | Providing procedures and structure for data flow from selection of field sample, performing field | Models & techniques |
| 53 | Multiple DSS are often needed to meet complex needs | Models & techniques |
| 54 | From a management perspective, to avoid the complication of testing something new, the models used | Models & techniques |
| 55 | Results are always strongly dependent on the quality of the underlying data | Models & techniques
Knowledge management |
| 56 | Forest managers have to analyze how their forest management interventions effect the landscape | Models & techniques
Knowledge management |
| 57 | Despite the widely use and acceptance of the DSS there was still a lack of expertise to | Models & techniques
Knowledge management |
| 58 | Projection of stand development increases knowledge base | Models & techniques
Knowledge management |
| 59 | Analysis at the landscape level allowed the integration of concerns about multiple resources as well | Models & techniques
Knowledge management |
| 60 | The user has to be aware of the possibly large impact that the chosen land indicators and threshold | Models & techniques
Participation |
| 61 | The analysis of the actor network interactions allowed to identify the criticalities to be solved in order to develop the collaborative process | Participation |
| 62 | The tracing of the actor network supported the identification of the key actors influencing the collaborative DSS implementation and institutionalization | Participation |
| 63 | Group participation with knowledgeable people is a good way to ensure that the decision hierarchy is | Participation |
| 64 | Need of a moderator function | Participation |
| 65 | Stakeholders contribution in ranking forest functions | Participation
Knowledge management |
| 66 | The activation of an iterative process through periodical meetings permitted to all the stakeholders | Participation |
| 67 | The software did not provide much support for formatting of the outputs in a format that could be | Participation
Knowledge management |
| 68 | The analysis team used internal prototyping, which helped train the staff and identify possible | Participation
Knowledge management |
| 69 | Spatial variation between regions led to the development of different regional models, which led to | Participation
Knowledge management |
| 70 | An iterative process of presenting results to subject matter experts enabled them to better | Participation
Knowledge management |
| 71 | DSS helped document and apply decision criteria consistently, and therefore produced a more | Participation
Knowledge management |
| 72 | The use of the DSS improved communication among the planning team by providing a framework of the | Participation
Knowledge management |
| 73 | The DSS gave the forest manager the opportunity to experiment how their emphasis towards certain | Participation
Knowledge management |
| 74 | DSS allowed to explain better some technical concepts to non-professional stakeholders | Participation
Knowledge management |
| 75 | End user engagement throughout the development and deployment cycle is very important | Participation
Knowledge management |
| 76 | Visualization of the preliminary actor network made the people explicity include the DSS in a planning process | Knowledge management
Participation |
| 77 | Use of the DSS has been considered successful by the participating organizations, even though it has | Participation
Knowledge management |
| 78 | Interpretative case studies can help reduce the gap between research and practice | Knowledge management
Participation |
| 79 | SIPAFIT sub-systems have been useful in training activities, and can be very useful to explain and | Participation
Knowledge management |
| 80 | Running the DSS required special skills, therefore the local planning team required considerable | Participation
Knowledge management |
