Business Rules
Why Use Business Rules For Accounting?
24-Nov-2011 19:03 Filed in: Technical Architecture
Over the past decade we have coordinated the architecture, design and implementation of six enterprise accounting systems based on business rules. We believe, from this experience, that Business Rule Management Systems (BRMS) are a very apt and empowering technology for this purpose. Furthermore that they are better than bespoke systems built on relational technology and off-the-shelf systems (like MicroGen). Despite recording our findings in our whitepaper and earlier blog articles, potential clients occasionally still ask: why BRMS? In this article we consider additional answers. Read More...
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The True ROI of Business Rules
30-Jun-2011 12:14 Filed in: Business Architecture
Why do business sponsors within an organisation adopt BRMS? What motivates them and what return do they expect on their investment? What drives IT teams to suggest BRMS to their businesses? What ROI do they expect and how does this differ from the business. What adoption pitfalls does this lead to? In this article we look back at our 12 years experience of applying BRMS in the finance industry to see what lessons we can learn from Business versus IT expectations about BRMS and how they differ. Read More...
When To Choose Open Source BRMS
10-Mar-2011 12:24 Filed in: Technology
The cost effectiveness of open source business rule management systems (BRMS) are surely self evident - they are free aren’t they? Isn’t that always better than paying a traditional vendor through the nose? Isn’t this decision one of technology’s no brainers? Well no, I don’t think it is... Read More...
BRMS: The Most Effective Way to Implement an Accounting System
10-Aug-2010 09:09 Filed in: Technical Architecture
When it comes to implementing an accounting system, an organisation has three basic choices: buy an ‘off the shelf’ system, build one themselves ‘from scratch’ or compromise and build one themselves using proven infrastructure from an established vendor. Here we argue, from experience, that the latter approach gives an unbeatable combination of flexibility, cost and low development risk. Furthermore a business rule management system (BRMS) is a very potent implementation vehicle for an accounting system. Read More...
Why Business Rules Should NOT be Maintained by IT
28-Apr-2010 15:34 Filed in: Business Architecture | Opinion
There are a number of clients (particularly investment banks) that are using business rule management systems BRMS tools to maintain business rules. They all firmly believe that this is a best practice that will bring a great benefit. But IT practitioners are still the stewards and custodians of these rules - so have these august organisations missed the whole point of business rules? Read More...
Business Vocabulary Management Tools vs BRMS
19-Jul-2010 14:07 Filed in: Technology
In recent years a new set of tools is emerging to allow business users to maintain their business vocabularies, rules and fact models. These differ from business rule management systems (BRMS) in that they are firmly oriented toward business experts and not technologists. What functionality do these tools offer and how do they differ from BRMS? Read More...
Job Descriptions That Betray Misconceptions
25-Jun-2010 10:03 Filed in: Opinion
A job advertisement I saw recently really seems to epitomise some common and serious misunderstandings that many corporations have about the value and role of business rule authors. How many of my concerns do you share? Read More...
How to Lose Business Rules
07-May-2010 09:18 Filed in: Experience Reports
I was recently heard of a tragic case of a company that lost their business logic in a certain domain. This sounds incredible, but it can happen. How could you avoid the same happening to you? Read More...
Perils of Implementing Business Rules in CEP
30-Jul-2010 12:44 Filed in: Experience Reports | Technology
Recently I encountered two potential clients, in the midst of selecting business rules support software for high volume transaction processing, who were actively considering a continuous event processing (CEP) platform as an alternative to a BRMS. Given that business stewardship of their business rules (as opposed to rules managed exclusively by their IT department) was a goal of both projects - were they right to consider CEP? I do not think so.
Occasionally the event processing requirements will mandate the sophistication of a CEP, but frequently they do not. In the latter cases a BRMS is a better solution. Find our what happened to the project who chose the CEP platform. Read More...
Occasionally the event processing requirements will mandate the sophistication of a CEP, but frequently they do not. In the latter cases a BRMS is a better solution. Find our what happened to the project who chose the CEP platform. Read More...