Comments on: On business-rules http://weblog.tetradian.com/2010/03/24/on-business-rules/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-business-rules Random ramblings over the metaphoric edge Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:56:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JT on EDM http://weblog.tetradian.com/2010/03/24/on-business-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-37523 JT on EDM Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:11:16 +0000 http://weblog.tomgraves.org/?p=782#comment-37523 <strong>Business rules, decision making and IT...</strong> When I blogged about Jim Sinur’s session “Business rules are king” at the Gartner BPM Summit I provoked a very thoughtful response from Tom Graves – On business rules. While Tom strongly agreed with the basic implication that or... Business rules, decision making and IT…

When I blogged about Jim Sinur’s session “Business rules are king” at the Gartner BPM Summit I provoked a very thoughtful response from Tom Graves – On business rules. While Tom strongly agreed with the basic implication that or…

]]> By: Lee Chisholm http://weblog.tetradian.com/2010/03/24/on-business-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-37336 Lee Chisholm Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:38:10 +0000 http://weblog.tomgraves.org/?p=782#comment-37336 I don't think it's so complex... think about car manufacturing. Many business processes are similar in complexity to building a car, and could be automated likewise. It works great for BMW, Honda etc, so why not try to take our simple-to-intermediate processes and automate those things? Humans will always be driving the process ultimately, just like car manufacturing. We're just using IT to replace some of the parts that humans used to do since IT can do the same job faster and cheaper. Realistically I don't think any organization will try and automate everything in one shot and create rules to replace all human decision making. It's a pipe dream to imagine. But constant improvements in the processes over time are realistic, starting with small pieces of automation and proving / growing incrementally. I don’t think it’s so complex… think about car manufacturing. Many business processes are similar in complexity to building a car, and could be automated likewise. It works great for BMW, Honda etc, so why not try to take our simple-to-intermediate processes and automate those things? Humans will always be driving the process ultimately, just like car manufacturing. We’re just using IT to replace some of the parts that humans used to do since IT can do the same job faster and cheaper.

Realistically I don’t think any organization will try and automate everything in one shot and create rules to replace all human decision making. It’s a pipe dream to imagine. But constant improvements in the processes over time are realistic, starting with small pieces of automation and proving / growing incrementally.

]]> By: Pat Ferdinandi http://weblog.tetradian.com/2010/03/24/on-business-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-37334 Pat Ferdinandi Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:59:39 +0000 http://weblog.tomgraves.org/?p=782#comment-37334 Business rules are procedural...doesn't account for the emotional integration between the corporation and it's customers, business partners, environment, culture and all those that affect the reaction of a business. Business rules are an important part of the analysis and an important piece of the structure of EA...it's not the heart or soul of the EA. Business rules are procedural…doesn’t account for the emotional integration between the corporation and it’s customers, business partners, environment, culture and all those that affect the reaction of a business.

Business rules are an important part of the analysis and an important piece of the structure of EA…it’s not the heart or soul of the EA.

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