THE FOLLOWING SESSION IS FROM THE
Business Rules Forum

Sunday | 2:30pm - 5:30pm | Track



Pre-Conference Tutorial - Half Day

Business Rules from A - Z: What You Need to Know

SPEAKER(s):

Speaker Photo: Ronald G.  Ross

Ronald G. Ross

Co-Founder & Principal, Business Rule Solutions, LLC


Executive Editor, BRCommunity.com

MAIN FOCUS OF PRESENTATION: Business

FAMILIARITY WITH SUBJECT: None

    ABOUT THIS SESSION:

    What are business rules, and how can you apply them effectively in your organization? What pitfalls have other organizations encountered, and how can you avoid them? How can you get up to speed about the very latest in the field?

    This tutorial tells you what you need to know to get into the express lane for business rules. It provides clear, authoritative insight into the essential concepts, techniques and tools, including best practices for decisioning, business processes, and business analysis. Find out what you need to know to be successful in your organization on a point-by-point basis, amplified by far-ranging professional experience.

    Cut through the hype about technology, methodology and standards. Learn about the key areas of practical importance to your company. If you are looking for a way to get the latest and best scoop on what’s happening, this tutorial is for you. Come prepared with questions you want answered!

    • What business rules are and why they matter
    • How business rules help you achieve true agility
    • How to capture and manage business rules
    • Fitting business rules into requirements process and business analysis
    • Pitfalls, lessons learned and best practices

    The latest trends and emerging standards


    ABOUT THE SPEAKER(s):

    Ronald G. Ross serves as Executive Editor of www.BRCommunity.com and its flagship publication, Business Rules Journal. He is a sought-after speaker at conferences world-wide. He gives popular public seminars through AttainingEdge (www.AttainingEdge.com) and IRM-UK (www.IRMUK.co.uk).

    Mr. Ross is recognized internationally as the “father of business rules.” He has served as Co-Chair of the annual Business Rules Forum Conference since 1997. He was a charter member of the Business Rules Group in the 1980s, and an editor of the two landmark BRG papers, The Business Motivation Model: Business Governance in a Volatile World and the Business Rules Manifesto. He is active in OMG standards development, with core involvement in SBVR.

    Mr. Ross is Co-Founder of Business Rule Solutions, LLC (www.BRSolutions.com). At BRS, Mr. Ross co-develops Proteus®, its landmark business requirements methodology, including the popular RuleSpeak®. Mr. Ross is the author of eight professional books. His newest are: Business Rule Concepts (2009), a just-released 3rd edition of his popular, easy-to-read 1998 handbook, and Principles of the Business Rule Approach, Addison-Wesley (2003).


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