About The BRS Core Business Rule Practitioner's Guide: Using Business Rules in Developing Business Strategy ...
A Core Business Rule addresses a significant Risk to the business. A Core Business Rule also usually meets one or more of the following tests:
Has direct impact on customer service. Relates to cost-effective use of corporate resources. Has direct impact on the company's competitive standing.
Core Business Rules establish the appropriate control and guidance criteria for how the business process should be conducted. They are key elements of the battle plan to solve the business problem. As such, they define the overall "envelop" in which the optimal workflows and IT components can be engineered.
For these reasons, Core Business Rules are make-or-break for the business - as well as for projects to create IT solutions. Significant effort should be devoted to their development and justification. This Practitioner Guide details proven approaches to use in this regard.
This unique in-depth guide explains ...
What Core Business Rules are and where they fit with your business strategy. What types of Rules you use in running your company. How you can challenge Business Rules from the business perspective. What roles and responsibilities are necessary to develop Core Business Rules. How to organize and evaluate the key elements of your business solution. How to define Business Goals, Business Tactics, Risks, and Core Business Rules - and how to relate them to one another appropriately. How discuss Core Business Rules with senior management and other business staff.
HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT:
Learn how you can ...
Communicate more effectively about key business issues. Obtain direct feedback on crucial business questions from project sponsors. Analyze the business motivation for Core Business Rules. Use scenarios to create more robust Core Business Rules. Analyze the business impact of changing Core Business Rules. Discover showstoppers before significant development is commenced. Get your project off to a solid start. Enhance your return on using the Business Rule Approach.
CONTENTS:
Part I. Understanding Core Business Rules
What is a Core Business Rule? Exploring Core Business Rules The Basics of Core Business Rules Capturing Core Business Rules Challenging Core Business Rules
Part II. Developing the Battle Plan for the Business Capacity
What is a Policy Charter? -
Exploring the Policy Charter
The Elements of the Policy Charter Capturing the Elements of the Policy Charter Challenging the Elements of the Policy Charter Questions and Answers Appendix. Sample Policy Charter
Part III. Developing a Presentation of Core Business Rules
What is a Policy Briefing Document? Exploring the Policy Briefing Document Appendix. Sample Policy Briefing
Part IV. Developing Rules Based on What-If Scenarios
What is Scenario Analysis for Rules? Sample Scenario Analysis Relationships to other Techniques
Part V. Developing Rules for Transitions in Policy
What is Transition Analysis for Rules? Sample Transition Analysis Relationships to other Techniques
Appendix1: SAMPLE Policy Charter
Appendix 2: SAMPLE Policy Briefing
Includes two complete real-life samples as Appendices.
Written by the industry's foremost experts on the Business Rule Approach!
Also available in electronic form. For licensing arrangements, please contact BRS directly. In-house use only.
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