Publications
for Business Analysts & Business Rule Practitioners
Books
Business Rule Concepts: Getting to the Point of Knowledge (Fourth Edition)
By Ronald G. Ross
Easy-to-understand explanation of business vocabulary, business rules and business processes ... and how they relate!
Find out how to ...
- Analyze and manage each of the two major kinds of business rules.
- Analyze and define business concepts, model business vocabulary, and create a concept model.
- Make business processes smart and agile.
Down-to-earth, authoritative!
Introducing ConceptSpeak™ ... the breakthrough approach for developing concept models and developing business vocabularies.
Also featured ...
- Business rules in business architecture
- Re-engineering governance using General Rulebook Systems (GRBS)
- Real-world use of SBVR
Building Business Solutions: Business Analysis with Business Rules
By Ronald G. Ross with Gladys S.W. Lam
An IIBA® Sponsored Handbook
How can you put the ‘business' into ‘business analysis'?
How do you deliver true value to the business?
What should you be doing before requirements?
Finally, a practical, proven, innovative guide to building great business solutions.
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Principles of the Business Rules Approach
By Ronald G. Ross
The Business Rule Approach represents a major paradigm shift in business-system design and
development. Employing a business-driven approach, the use of business rules has been proven to
enhance the effectiveness, flexibility, and efficiency of business systems. The technology is
appropriate for any kind of organization, and is especially well suited for development in the
rapidly expanding Web services industry.
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Free White Papers
Top 10 Mistakes Companies Make When Conducting Business Rules Projects
By Gladys S.W. Lam
A 26-page, in-depth white paper
Mistakes happen. It’s a fact of life. However, we must realize that beyond these mistakes, what really matters is what we learn from
them. We can then be armed with this newfound knowledge and be able to improve our practices going forward.
In these pieces you will learn not only about the Top 10 Mistakes, but you will also gain practical experience about how to avoid them.
Along with my words, you will hear voices from practitioners sharing their state-of-the-art advice.
Reading these pieces you will hear about some of the key topics in business rules and decision management, including:
Why – Why business rules projects? Why would sponsors support business rules projects? See Mistake 1: Treating Business Rules Initiatives Simply as IT Projects and Mistake 6: Not Having Strong Sponsorship.
What – Defining what a business rule is. See Mistake 3: Assume Everyone Knows What a Business Rule Is.
How – Methodologies and techniques. See Mistake 9: Not Having a Business Rule Methodology, Mistake 2: Not Focusing on Terminology, and Mistake 4: Not Managing Business Rules from the Start.
Who – Players and skill sets. See Mistake 8: Not Having the Right Skill Set, Mistake 5: Not Having the Right Business Infrastructure, and Mistake 10: Not Communicating.
Format: 26 pages / PDF
A Business Rule Solutions White Paper, Version 1.0 (December 2012)
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IPSpeak Primers
Decision Analysis – A Primer: How to Use DecisionSpeak™ and Question Charts (Q-Charts™)
By Ronald G. Ross
Format: 49 pages / PDF
FREE DOWNLOAD
Take a top-down business view of the decisions in your business processes. Visualize, explore, and get ready to harvest the decision logic.
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Decision Tables – A Primer: How to Use TableSpeak™
By Ronald G. Ross
Format: 121 pages / PDF
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Buying a decision management platform does not mean you automatically make good decisions. Learn how to think before you act. Conceive, construct, confirm!
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Tabulation of Lists in RuleSpeak®: A Primer – Using “The Following” Clause
By Ronald G. Ross
Format: 16 pages / PDF
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The most powerful, insight-packed 16 pages about how to improve your writing in recent memory. A real breakthrough!
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