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Get better results by linking Decision Models to implemented business rules

Posted By: James Taylor | Posted On: 15th April 2014 |

At Decision Management Solutions we are big believers in building decision models as a way to specify the requirements for business rules projects. Our cloud-based, collaborative decision modeling software DecisionsFirst Modeler is ideal for building and managing these models. Not only that, it also works with any business rules management system, allowing you to link your decision requirements to your implementation for improved traceability. The open approach we took in DecisionsFirst Modeler works with any BPM or BRMS environment and you can see how in these demonstrations of Decision Modeling with DecisionsFirst Modeler:

Decision Modeling with Signavio, OpenRules and BigML and DecisionsFirst Modeler – This demo begins with a BPMN model in Signavio’s process editor, links to OpenRule

The growing impact of Business Rules and Decision Management. What a difference 5 years makes!

Posted By: James Taylor | Posted On: 26th December 2013 |

Back in 2008 I wrote this post – The small impact of business rules on the big players, bemoaning the lack of serious investment in business rules on the part of major software companies. As we enter 2014 I thought I would revisit this post and consider what a difference 5 years makes. Let’s consider some of the world’s top enterprise software vendors:

IBM
IBM has become a major booster for both Decision Management and business rules. The old ILOG product is now Operational Decision Management and has seen significant and continuous investment since IBM acquired it. Decision Management is one of three pillars of IBM’s Smarter Process initiative and every year it seems to have more visibility at events like IMPACT as well

White Paper of the Week: The ROI of SAP NetWeaver Decision Service Management

Posted By: James Taylor | Posted On: 8th July 2013 |

A new week and a new white paper. This week’s it’s focused on the ROI of SAP’s ABAP Business Rules Management System, SAP NetWeaver Decision Service Management: The business case for SAP NetWeaver Decision Service Management is clear—increased business value, decreased development and maintenance costs, and faster reaction to changing business needs. When business owners […]