The business rule revolution : running business the right way ; [fundamental issues: business approach, technology approach

Learn from an anthology of contributing authors and experts who share, step-by-step, how to justify and manage the ROI for the BR Approach. The book covers the business's perspective and the technology perspective. Authors represent the healthcare industry, financial services experience, state and federal government experience, and senior practitioners spanning many industries. This book accomplishes the following: 1) It is for managers and decision-makers who make things happen in their organization. 2) It addresses BRs as a leverage for agility, compliance, and corporate intelligence, as a key mechanism for engineering the business itself. 3) It is not meant to be read cover-to-cover. Business people will focus on section 2. Technical people will focus on section 3. 4) Together, the sections provide a step-by-step management approach that crosses business and IT barriers. 5) Real case studies are written by real people in well-respected corporations, government agencies, consultancies, and software vendors. 6) Leading technology is highlighted. 7) Present the possibilities that BR Approach can achieve for both business and IT A Message From Happy About......Page 6 Contents......Page 9 Letter from the Editor......Page 17 Contributing Authors......Page 21 Introduction......Page 25 Part I: The Compelling World of Business Rules......Page 29 - Chapter 1: The Essential Business Rule Roadmap......Page 31 - Chapter 2: Business Rules Marketplace Today and Tomorrow......Page 44 - Chapter 3: Enterprise Architecture: Managing Complexity and Change......Page 61 - Chapter 4: The Business Architecture of Business Rules Based Enterprises......Page 73 Part II: The Business Side of Business Rules......Page 87 - Chapter 5: Business Engineering and the Role of Business Rules......Page 89 - Chapter 6: A BPM-Driven Approach to Business Rules......Page 103 - Chapter 7: Modeling the Business: Improving Process Models through Business Rules......Page 117 - Chapter 8: Better Rules Through Innovative Rule-Authoring Software......Page 135 Part III: The Technology Side of Business Rules......Page 151 - Chapter 9: The Role of the Rule Architect in Organizing Thousands of Rules......Page 155 - Chapter 10: Building a Business Rules Architecture that Will Stand the Test of Time......Page 169 - Chapter 11: Positioning the Enterprise for Business Rules: People, Processes, and Organization......Page 181 - Chapter 12: Achieving Rule Maturity for Competitive Advantage - A Case Study of Equifax......Page 191 - Chapter 13: Implementing an Enterprise Policy Hub......Page 205 - Chapter 14: Putting the Business Back in Business Rules......Page 221 Part IV: Wrap Up......Page 236 - Chapter 15: The Time is Now: The Economic Imperative for the Business Rules Approach......Page 239 About KPI......Page 245 Create Thought Leadership for Your Company......Page 249 A Message from BPMInstitute.org......Page 250 Learn from experts who share a step-by-step method how to justify and manage the ROI for the BR Approach