Reviews
This is an important book: it has important things to say about an especially important set of real-world problems-business rules … The authors weave their business rule methodology together with the whole complex of other major business/technology areas, including business decision models, business process management, SOA, and requirement definitions … shows how a new way of using rules located in a common evaluation module can greatly simplify a business process and make it far easier to modify when the need arises. -From the Foreword by Ken Orr, Topeka, Kansas … one of the classic books of a new era in computing … -Opher Etzion, IBM Research Laboratory Haifa … a significant addition to our industry's body of knowledge. -Dave Hay, Capgemini Financial Services and Bestselling Author … on the mark … a roadmap to successful use of business rules. -Arne Herenstein, Insurance Industry Executive … a new approach to improve the elicitation and quality of functional requirements and corresponding test cases in the development of systems . -William D. Miller, Stevens Institute of Technology … may very well change the way we define information systems in the future. -Nadav Nahshon, Enterprise Data Architect I expect the Decision Model to inspire developers of business rule mining and authoring technologies for years to come. -Mannes Nauer, Software Expert … a must for all of us who wish to break down our business rules and integrate them into the rest of our metadata systems. -Robert Schork, DAMA-NJ and Meta-Data Professional Organization … explains how to apply the model to directly benefit requirements planning, business processes, enterprise architecture and enterprise decision-making. -Robert S. Seiner, KIK Consulting and TDAN.com … covers the full spectrum of what you need to know when adopting decision management. -Carole-Ann Matignon, FICO … provides a framework and model that takes our field to the next level … -Len Silverston, Bestselling Author … presents a formal, and yet practical, model for business logic and business rules … -Andrew Spanyi, Bestselling Author I suspect this will be the handbook in this area for quite some time and a must read for all levels in IT today. -Thomas Wolfe, Capricorn Technology Group, This is an important book: it has important things to say about an especially important set of real-world problems--business rules ... The authors weave their business rule methodology together with the whole complex of other major business/technology areas, including business decision models, business process management, SOA, and requirement definitions ... shows how a new way of using rules located in a common evaluation module can greatly simplify a business process and make it far easier to modify when the need arises. --From the Foreword by Ken Orr, Topeka, Kansas ... one of the classic books of a new era in computing ... --Opher Etzion, IBM Research Laboratory Haifa ... a significant addition to our industry's body of knowledge. --Dave Hay, Capgemini Financial Services and Bestselling Author ... on the mark ... a roadmap to successful use of business rules. --Arne Herenstein, Insurance Industry Executive ... a new approach to improve the elicitation and quality of functional requirements and corresponding test cases in the development of systems . --William D. Miller, Stevens Institute of Technology ... may very well change the way we define information systems in the future. --Nadav Nahshon, Enterprise Data Architect I expect the Decision Model to inspire developers of business rule mining and authoring technologies for years to come. --Mannes Nauer, Software Expert ... a must for all of us who wish to break down our business rules and integrate them into the rest of our metadata systems. --Robert Schork, DAMA-NJ and Meta-Data Professional Organization ... explains how to apply the model to directly benefit requirements planning, business processes, enterprise architecture and enterprise decision-making. --Robert S. Seiner, KIK Consulting and TDAN.com ... covers the full spectrum of what you need to know when adopting decision management. --Carole-Ann Matignon, FICO ... provides a framework and model that takes our field to the next level ... --Len Silverston, Bestselling Author ... presents a formal, and yet practical, model for business logic and business rules ... --Andrew Spanyi, Bestselling Author I suspect this will be the handbook in this area for quite some time and a must read for all levels in IT today. --Thomas Wolfe, Capricorn Technology Group
