In this post, I will attempt to cover the implementation landscape including actors and roles, technologies and skill sets. I will attempt to identify the typical challenges that might arise when using rule driven Decision Services in an SOA.
A little Background
Lets take the example of a Pricing Service in a Loan Process. A Pricing Service […]

This is the first of my 3 part series on real world SOA and rule driven decision services. I am going to essentially talk about the following items

What you need to know about a Decision Service ?
The implementation landscape including actors and roles, technologies and skill sets. What are the typical challenges that might arise […]

This is the second post in the Business Rules & the SDLC Series.I will try and explain how Business Rules Technologies will fit into the Application Design Process.
Design Goals & Business Rules
If you are designing a software system that will also automate Business Decisions, then what design goals should you be aiming for?
You should […]

I have been discovering some old articles recently. Here is one where Bruce Silver says Don’t Bank on Business Process Reuse.
Why Business Rules are better than Code
Talking of Business Decisions and Business policies, Reuse is certainly possible and very much in demand. I have written earlier about why Business Rules are a better paradigm than […]

This is one great article that walks you through all the different WS-* standards, and what you should know to build inter operable Web Services.
Web Services Specifications and SOA Interoperability
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Udi Dahan has this post on Domain Driven Design (DDD) that I found interesting.I would say that no discussion on DDD would be complete without a mention of Business Rules. After all, it is Business Rules that adds most of the complexity that surrounds building Business Applications.
It is business rules that change most often and […]

BRF 2006 will be in Washington D.C between Nov 5-9. YASU will have a booth and we will be there in full force.
We also have 2 speaker slots at the Conference this time. Here are the schedules
Wednesday, Nov 8 2006 ( 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM)

Topic: Achieving 95%+ Automation Levels in […]

I accidentally stumbled upon this Post written by one of my colleages. It is a very informative introduction to Business Rules.

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One question that keeps popping up now and often is this.
What are the different Integration Scenarios for a BRMS with WWF?
Let me try and summarize all those that I can think of. Well, this is going to get technical.
A Little Background
A workflow is a set of Activities (or actions or tasks). The Activities can execute […]

Aligning the Business Community and the IT is well documented Challenge that most businesses are aware of.
One big challenge is one of communication. Specifically,

Reduce round trip times between IT and the Business
Provide Errors caused by incorrect interpretation
Use metaphors & IT enabled constructs that are easily understood by the Business

Businesses use Focused Workshops, Standardized Templates, […]