I was getting one of my developers today to read through some VB code that one of our sales guys wanted deciphered. The task was to read a VB class, extract the business rules, business terms out of that class, then model the rules it using QuickRules.NET.
I was watching how long it took for my […]

Eweek has this article about Mercado Software that will without human intervention add and remove products based on inventory and item profit margins.
I found that interesting because this is a clear use case for business rules technology. I am sure that Mercado internally use some kind of Decisioning mechanism, and I would love to understand […]

BPMG.org has this post on How Agile Enterprise Addresses the Challenges of the 21st Century. Now, now, how can any talk of Enterprise Agility leave behind business rules from the picture.
Five major trends in the industry identified in the post are these.

Shrinking Business Cycles - A Need for Speed
Commoditization of Products and Services - Need […]

John Reynolds writes about the Fear of the Unseen in his blog over at java.net. So, this is how he starts.
Many problems that businesses have with software seem to involve visibility. The role that specific software components play within an organization are often hidden, obscured, or just plain forgotten.
and goes on to say this.
I […]

It had been one good break from work after a long time. I went off on a holiday for a week and am now back for good.
This month has been busy with the QuickRules.NET 3.0 SP2 getting released, and all of us in the product team working feverishly on the next major version also.I have […]

I was with one new customer the whole of last week helping them out with their first taste of Business Rules technology. I had to help them understand how they can use Business Rules in their application.
Business Rules Management Systems introduce a completely new paradigm into the software systems world in organizations that are new […]

James pointed out to a post on Decision Tables in Krzysztof’s blog in his comment, and I wanted to add my two cents.
Decision Tables, along with Flow Rules are the most business user friendly business rules formats available.
Most Business Analysts I have come across are most comfortable with Decision Tables, and Flows (Sequential rules in […]

I have been a long time believer in needing Business Rules Management as an essential component in enterprise HRMS.
I was visiting this large customer of ours last week who are trying to automate some of their HR decisions using QuickRules. This is a large company with 12,000 employees worldwide, and growing. They keep on acquiring […]

I heard this true customer story from our Professional Services Team in YASU.Now beat this !.

A brand new Loan Origination System
Built for one product line, say Alt A !
Add 10 - 15 Investors for the product line!
Up & running & in operation in less than 5 months!

So, what got automated?

Eligibility
Underwriting
Pricing

So, how was that done ?

The […]

Check this headline in Banknet 360, Banks Get Low Marks for Emotional Support.
I have seen this same recurring theme reported by one blog after the other. Banks have all the customer data, but what are they doing with it?
Personalized, customized service, nice try!
I suspect that banks do not even know what kind of treatment they […]