https://modernanalyst.com RSS feeds for Business Analyst Community & Resources | Modern Analyst 60 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5914/Root-Cause-Analysis-Using-a-Fishbone-Diagram-and-the-Five-Whys.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=5914 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=5914&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5914/Root-Cause-Analysis-Using-a-Fishbone-Diagram-and-the-Five-Whys.aspx I was teaching a business analysis course recently and noted that few students had used a Fishbone Diagram along with the Five Whys for root cause analysis. This motivated me to write an article on root cause analysis using the combo method along with a short example. Transform VA Sun, 12 Sep 2021 08:32:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5914 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5524/How-Enterprise-Architecture-can-reduce-risk-in-Mergers-and-Acquisitions.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=5524 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=5524&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5524/How-Enterprise-Architecture-can-reduce-risk-in-Mergers-and-Acquisitions.aspx Corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) continue as a critical means for enterprises to meet strategic objectives such as growing market share or acquiring new capabilities. However, rate of successful outcomes has not grown at the same pace as the number or M&As themselves. In this post, Dr. Coghill argues the case for using enterprise architecture to provide increased visibility and clarity around M&A objectives to support improved outcomes.  coghillc Sun, 19 Jan 2020 18:14:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5524 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5471/The-Problems-Addressed-by-Business-Rules.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=5471 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=5471&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5471/The-Problems-Addressed-by-Business-Rules.aspx Business rules cover a very broad space. Across the entire space, however, you can be sure about one central idea – business logic should not be buried in procedural programming languages. Call it rule independence.  Why is rule independence important to you? Because rules entangled in procedural code won’t ever be agile. Rules change all the time – and in a digital world the pace of change is always accelerating. How you can stay on top of it is the central question in business agility. Transform VA Sun, 24 Nov 2019 06:46:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5471 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5151/Five-Reasons-to-Model-Your-Companys-Value-Chain.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=5151 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=5151&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5151/Five-Reasons-to-Model-Your-Companys-Value-Chain.aspx Most of us are well aware of the problem of organizational silos and non-integrated applications and channels. The question is how can we plan to eliminate them?   The notion of a value chain is to take a 10,000-foot view of the business based on how value is created incrementally toward final delivery of products to end-customers. In other words, a value chain model looks holistically at the value-adding capabilities of an organization end-to-end, irrespective of organization lines of responsibility or existing functional activities. Transform VA Tue, 23 Oct 2018 08:06:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5151 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5083/Lets-explore-Business-Analysts-Toolbox.aspx#Comments 2 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=5083 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=5083&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5083/Lets-explore-Business-Analysts-Toolbox.aspx Chaos! Stress! Everyday mess! Isn’t this an everyday situation for a business analyst? If not, either you’ve job satisfaction or you’re not being introduced to the real world of business analysis. A person might possess great skills, however, (s)he might not be able to utilize skills without the right mix of tools and environment. A toolbox enables a person to implement the skills in the most efficient way. Possessing necessary tools is just the one part of it. Another is the knowledge to utilize the right tools at the right time to cater the solution and ensure timely committed delivery. What are these tools? How do we map the usage of tools to the given circumstance? How can we efficiently utilize the tool? Does it depend on the solution or the approach? Nimil Parikh Sun, 08 Jul 2018 12:00:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5083 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/4962/Doctor-BA-and-Making-Decisions-as-a-Business-Analyst.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=4962 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4962&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/4962/Doctor-BA-and-Making-Decisions-as-a-Business-Analyst.aspx I understand that the business analyst does not have the authority to make decisions about the project or the product, but the business analyst does make decisions. What are the decisions that a business analyst has to make throughout the solution life cycle? Transform VA Sun, 01 Apr 2018 04:22:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4962 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3685/Deep-Dive-Models-in-Agile-Series-Decision-Models.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=3685 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3685&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3685/Deep-Dive-Models-in-Agile-Series-Decision-Models.aspx This is the last article in this current  “Deep Dive Models in Agile” series and covers Decision Models, which include both Decision Trees and Decision Tables. Decision Models include two RML System models (Decision Trees and Decision Tables) that detail the system logic that either controls user functions or decides what actions a system will take in various circumstances. Transform VA Sun, 09 Jul 2017 13:40:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3685 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3494/Is-Bias-Destroying-Our-Decisions.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=3494 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3494&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3494/Is-Bias-Destroying-Our-Decisions.aspx Bias is seen in action through bad decisions, miscommunication, perceptual blindness, and alienation of groups with diverse thought. Here’s what the dictionary says about bias: “A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment.” Transform VA Sun, 01 May 2016 21:18:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3494 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3306/Decision-Evaluation-for-Business-Analysts.aspx#Comments 2 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=3306 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3306&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3306/Decision-Evaluation-for-Business-Analysts.aspx Article describes the two modes of decision making and provides a case for the second mode to enable the decision to be validated through a set of evaluation criteria Mon, 20 Jul 2015 00:40:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3306 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3290/Taming-the-IT-Beast-with-IDIOM.aspx#Comments 1 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=3290 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3290&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3290/Taming-the-IT-Beast-with-IDIOM.aspx Over the past 15 years IDIOM has conceived, evolved, and demonstrated the effectiveness of it’s ‘decision centric’ development approach, which leverages both decisioning and agile approaches to radically simplify and strengthen commercial systems development. This advertorial describes the IDIOM products and how they can be used to implement the decision centric approach. Transform VA Mon, 06 Jul 2015 03:00:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3290 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3294/New-Kind-of-Agile-Powered-by-The-Decision-Model.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=3294 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3294&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3294/New-Kind-of-Agile-Powered-by-The-Decision-Model.aspx Agile, formally introduced in 2001 through the Agile Manifesto, has morphed into many variations and been customized within organizational cultures and projects. After 14 years since its introduction, this article raises an important question. Transform VA Mon, 22 Jun 2015 09:33:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3294 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3291/Taming-the-IT-Beast-with-Decision-Centric-Processes.aspx#Comments 2 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=3291 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3291&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3291/Taming-the-IT-Beast-with-Decision-Centric-Processes.aspx The primary subject of this article is process, a word that is generally both indefinite and nuanced when applied to systems development. In this article we describe how process as a concept becomes both simpler and more definitive when it is integrated with decisioning. The combination of process and decisioning extends the ‘decision centric’ development concepts that we have evolved over the last 15 years. These concepts combine into a proven, practical, and robust methodology that leverages decisioning and agile techniques to fundamentally simplify commercial software development. Transform VA Mon, 08 Jun 2015 04:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3291 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3178/Redesigning-Business-Processes-using-Product-Based-Design.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=3178 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3178&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3178/Redesigning-Business-Processes-using-Product-Based-Design.aspx The PBD starts with examining the end-product data elements and associated business rules. The BA team then uses this information to redesign a process that produces the end-product. Special note about the team. The lead BA should remind the team members that this is a redesign effort. This is a real challenge especially for the team members who are knowledgeable with the existing process. It may be best to recruit team members with a “fresh pair of eyes.” Note that there is no doubt that the BA team will consider automation in the redesign. In this effort, the BA team should keep in mind a quote attributed to Bill Gates [3] on BPM. “The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency. [7] In my experience, all benefits come from redesigning or improving existing processes, not by applying automation through software. Software only facilitates the process improvement. Transform VA Mon, 23 Mar 2015 02:47:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3178 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3189/Integrating-BPMN-and-DMN.aspx#Comments 2 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=3189 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3189&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3189/Integrating-BPMN-and-DMN.aspx A combination of process modeling (BPMN) and decision modeling  (DMN) simplifies business processes by eliminating and replacing entire sections of the model with a decision model—the decision logic of the process model is precisely captured by decision modeling a separate yet linked model. Transform VA Mon, 09 Feb 2015 13:03:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3189 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3109/The-Role-of-SQL-in-Decision-Centric-Processes.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=3109 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3109&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3109/The-Role-of-SQL-in-Decision-Centric-Processes.aspx This article is the last in a trilogy of articles that map the evolution of a proven, practical, and robust methodology that applies decisioning techniques to fundamentally remake commercial software architecture and development. Transform VA Mon, 10 Nov 2014 11:21:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3109 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3036/Introducing-the-Next-Horizon-The-Event-Model-TEM.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=3036 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3036&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3036/Introducing-the-Next-Horizon-The-Event-Model-TEM.aspx The Event Model is an implementation-independent model understandable by business and technical audiences. It depicts the logic of detecting and deriving a situation of interest from a stream of open-ended event instances. It is a model for event logic that should be easier to create and understand than techniques for event processing in use by organizations today. Transform VA Mon, 04 Aug 2014 07:22:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3036 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2976/The-Decision-Models-Best-Kept-Secret.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2976 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2976&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2976/The-Decision-Models-Best-Kept-Secret.aspx The TDM business glossary is the home for naming conventions, data types, and domain values that are meaningful to, and defined by, the business audience. Best of all is that resulting decision models are exactly as the business community wants and in the business’s own terminology. Transform VA Mon, 16 Jun 2014 04:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2976 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2903/Which-Decisions-Belong-in-Decision-Models.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2903 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2903&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2903/Which-Decisions-Belong-in-Decision-Models.aspx So, what’s new now? A shift is occurring. Not only are decision models sanctioned as a new kind of deliverable, but thousands of them already operate in production systems serving major corporations. What’s new now is the emergence of an important question: what kinds of decisions belong in decision models and why? Transform VA Mon, 24 Mar 2014 00:02:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2903 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2876/Creating-and-Managing-Executable-Decision-Models.aspx#Comments 1 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2876 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2876&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2876/Creating-and-Managing-Executable-Decision-Models.aspx Decision requirements models allow business analyst, architects and decision designers to describe the decision-making they need. When these models are combined with business-friendly decision tables, non-technical domain experts can represent critical “know-how” accurately and precisely resulting in faster time to value and fewer errors... Transform VA Mon, 10 Feb 2014 00:17:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2876 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2867/Data-Quality-and-The-Decision-Model-Advice-from-Practitioners.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2867 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2867&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2867/Data-Quality-and-The-Decision-Model-Advice-from-Practitioners.aspx Today, it is very common for organizations to use The Decision Model for managing DQ logic. The results are impressive and also deliver unique advantages over other approaches. In some cases, organizations represent DQ logic in The Decision Model as part of requirements deliverables. In other cases, organizations create DQ logic in TDM-compliant software which validates the logic against TDM principles, generates and executes test cases, and sometimes deploys to target technology. Transform VA Mon, 27 Jan 2014 01:36:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2867 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2757/The-OMG-Decision-Model-and-Notation-Spec-DMN-and-The-Decision-Model-TDM.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2757 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2757&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2757/The-OMG-Decision-Model-and-Notation-Spec-DMN-and-The-Decision-Model-TDM.aspx The goal of DMN is to provide a notation for decisions understandable to all audiences, including business and technical people. This is good news and is the very reason we introduced The Decision Model (TDM) to the public in 2009 Transform VA Mon, 28 Oct 2013 00:21:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2757 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2718/The-Magic-of-Tabulation-How-to-Write-Better-Business-Rules-and-Better-Requirements.aspx#Comments 1 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2718 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2718&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2718/The-Magic-of-Tabulation-How-to-Write-Better-Business-Rules-and-Better-Requirements.aspx This article examines how to use tabulation to write better business rules. If you’re not writing business rules, well, you should be. Fortunately, the very same guidelines apply to writing requirements in general, so there is much to be gained on all fronts. Transform VA Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:18:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2718 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2713/Decisioning-the-next-generation-of-Business-Rules.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2713 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2713&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2713/Decisioning-the-next-generation-of-Business-Rules.aspx ...As hands-on business ownership of decision automation gains ground it is becoming apparent that fully automating a decision-making process requires an expanded concept of business rules that includes the ability to transform and/or derive data within the rules process itself, in order to align the input data with the policy statements that are driving the decisions; and to produce a wider range of outcomes. Transform VA Sun, 08 Sep 2013 10:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2713 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2717/Changing-the-Game-Business-Rules-Grow-Up-into-Business-Decisions.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2717 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2717&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2717/Changing-the-Game-Business-Rules-Grow-Up-into-Business-Decisions.aspx The world of business rules and business rule management has grown up. It has evolved into the world of business decisions – a much more compelling discipline by which companies can master their business logic. Transform VA Mon, 26 Aug 2013 06:13:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2717 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2668/Three-Decision-Model-Predictions-and-The-Decision-Modeler-Software.aspx#Comments 1 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2668 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2668&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2668/Three-Decision-Model-Predictions-and-The-Decision-Modeler-Software.aspx The Decision Model (TDM) is a methodology and framework for modelling the business logic behind business decisions. Its popularity, adoption, and number of ground-breaking success stories are increasing significantly. TDM, as a powerful but simple graphical notation, is easy for both business people to understand and IT professionals to implement. As such, it puts business people in control of their business rules and logic and it accelerates IT’s ability to automate them quickly and without errors. Transform VA Wed, 24 Jul 2013 06:13:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2668 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2655/Get-a-Grip-on-Operational-Business-Decisions-Question-Charts-Q-Charts.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2655 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2655&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2655/Get-a-Grip-on-Operational-Business-Decisions-Question-Charts-Q-Charts.aspx An operational business decision has structure that you can’t capture using business process models, use cases, or similar techniques. If you fail to delineate that structure, you completely miss a core part of what makes business processes smart. The structure of a decision can be diagrammed in top-down, business-friendly fashion using a Question Chart (Q-Chart™ for short). Transform VA Mon, 01 Jul 2013 00:43:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2655 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2654/Know-What-Your-Business-Rules-Are-About-Decision-Rules-vs-Behavioral-Rules.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2654 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2654&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2654/Know-What-Your-Business-Rules-Are-About-Decision-Rules-vs-Behavioral-Rules.aspx Unlike decision rules, behavioral rules do not pertain directly to determining the best or most appropriate answer (outcome) among alternatives... Three simple but typical examples in article illustrate. Avoid force-fitting a decision-oriented approach to every business rule problem. It simply doesn’t work! Transform VA Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:28:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2654 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2649/New-Opportunities-for-Business-Analysts-Decision-Modeling-and-Normalization.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2649 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2649&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2649/New-Opportunities-for-Business-Analysts-Decision-Modeling-and-Normalization.aspx As a business analyst you are the all-important glue between the business and technology. Your skills range from various kinds of modeling to gathering of high-level as well as detailed robust requirements. Sometimes you operate in traditional systems development and sometimes within agile approaches. A business analyst’s responsibilities are wide and deep... What Are the New Opportunities for Business Analysts? Transform VA Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:39:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2649 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2576/Three-Stages-of-Decision-Model-Usage-Today.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2576 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2576&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2576/Three-Stages-of-Decision-Model-Usage-Today.aspx Would organizations use such a model? What kinds of organizations? Who in those organizations would introduce it and create them? What would organizations use it for? How successful would these decision models be? After seven years, we have answers.They tell an interesting story about the birth and usage of this new kind of model. Transform VA Sun, 05 May 2013 22:12:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2576 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2472/Breaking-the-Rules-Breach-Questions.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2472 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2472&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2472/Breaking-the-Rules-Breach-Questions.aspx Three questions regarding breaches of business rules should be addressed by Business Analysts: enforcement level, guidance message, and breach response. The goal is context-dependent, pinpoint reaction to breaches in real-time. Addressing breaches intelligently is key to creating friendly, agile, secure business solutions, ones that can evolve rapidly in day-to-day operation. Transform VA Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:32:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2472 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2375/Business-Rules-Procedural-Languages-and-Enterprise-Architecture-Basic-Principles--Part-3.aspx#Comments 2 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2375 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2375&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2375/Business-Rules-Procedural-Languages-and-Enterprise-Architecture-Basic-Principles--Part-3.aspx What role should business rules play in procedural languages and enterprise architecture? How do they relate to platform independence and compliance? What about knowledge retention? This column, the last in a series of three, explains the deep insights offered by the Business Rules Manifesto on these questions. Already read it? You may be surprised by what you find here! Transform VA Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:20:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2375 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2406/We-Already-Have-a-BRMS-What-are-We-Missing.aspx#Comments 1 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2406 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2406&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2406/We-Already-Have-a-BRMS-What-are-We-Missing.aspx There are capabilities necessary to implement Smart Systems, where business people manage business logic in a business-like and agile fashion, with highest integrity, and deployable to any and many targets. These are the requirements satisfied by a BDMS, not by a BRMS  Transform VA Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:35:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2406 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2372/Flash-Points-Where-Business-Rules-Meet-Business-Events.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2372 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2372&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2372/Flash-Points-Where-Business-Rules-Meet-Business-Events.aspx There is a direct link between business rules and business events – one not fully understood by many Business Analysts. What is that link and why is it so important? This discussion raises a very big question about how your current requirements approach addresses business rules. Can you answer that question confidently? Here is what every Business Analyst should know about business rules and business events. Transform VA Mon, 19 Nov 2012 06:39:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2372 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2374/Business-Rules-Business-Processes-and-Business-Agility-Basic-Principles--Part-2.aspx#Comments 1 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2374 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2374&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2374/Business-Rules-Business-Processes-and-Business-Agility-Basic-Principles--Part-2.aspx How do business rules relate to business processes? How do business rules support business agility and migration to new business platforms? What does re-use of business rules really mean? This column explains the deep insights offered by the Business Rules Manifesto on these questions. Already read it? Transform VA Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:37:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2374 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2373/Business-Rules-Requirements-and-Business-Analysis-Basic-Principles--Part-1.aspx#Comments 2 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2373 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2373&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2373/Business-Rules-Requirements-and-Business-Analysis-Basic-Principles--Part-1.aspx How do business rules fit with requirements? What role should business rules play in business analysis? Do business rules offer something to agile projects? This column, the first in a series of three, explains the deep insights offered by the Business Rules Manifesto on these questions. Already read it? You may be surprised by what you find here! Transform VA Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:12:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2373 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2340/The-Unanticipated-Role-of-The-Decision-Model-in-Data-Quality.aspx#Comments 1 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2340 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2340&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2340/The-Unanticipated-Role-of-The-Decision-Model-in-Data-Quality.aspx Today many business analysts are creating business-oriented decision models. These decision models contain business logic for operational decisions that operate within business processes. And, it is no surprise that data quality is critical to business-oriented decision models. After all, good decision models operating with bad data are no better than bad decision models operating with good data. The surprise is: not only are decision models a preferred way for managing true business logic but they are remarkably suitable for managing data quality logic! Transform VA Mon, 17 Sep 2012 03:36:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2340 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2322/A-Panel-of-Experts-How-to-Introduce-The-Decision-Model-to-Your-Organization.aspx#Comments 1 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2322 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2322&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2322/A-Panel-of-Experts-How-to-Introduce-The-Decision-Model-to-Your-Organization.aspx With the rapid adoption of The Decision Model, the most frequently asked question is: “How do I convince my organization to try it and eventually adopt it as a standard?” Two related questions from two different perspectives are:  Do I have to find a way to introduce The Decision Model from the top down? Can I introduce The Decision Model from the ground up?   Transform VA Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:02:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2322 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2273/An-Example-of-Choosing-a-Hybrid-SDLC-using-BPMN-and-the-Decision-Model.aspx#Comments 1 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2273 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2273&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2273/An-Example-of-Choosing-a-Hybrid-SDLC-using-BPMN-and-the-Decision-Model.aspx The purpose of this article is to provide project managers and business analysts an example of choosing a hybrid solution development life cycle (i.e., combination of agile and waterfall). Much discussion has transpired on the virtues of agile and waterfall approaches.   Transform VA Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:55:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2273 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2293/A-New-Information-Systems-Paradigm-What-does-a-Business-Analyst-Needs-to-Know.aspx#Comments 9 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2293 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2293&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2293/A-New-Information-Systems-Paradigm-What-does-a-Business-Analyst-Needs-to-Know.aspx There is an exciting paradigm shift happening within the information systems (IS) field. This means a new breed of information systems is emerging as are new approaches for developing them. The good news is that business analysts may be more critical to the new paradigm than to past ones.  Transform VA Sun, 08 Jul 2012 19:54:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2293 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2239/How-Business-Processes-Strategy-and-Business-Policies-Relate.aspx#Comments 9 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2239 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2239&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2239/How-Business-Processes-Strategy-and-Business-Policies-Relate.aspx Business process models are intuitive. That’s why people like them. They provide management blueprints for coordinating repetitive work. But are they sufficient for creating an optimal business solution for a business challenge? No. This discussion brings into focus some of their blind spots and what you can do to address them successfully.   Transform VA Mon, 04 Jun 2012 04:10:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2239 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2238/The-Five-Most-Important-Differences-Between-The-Decision-Model-and-Business-Rules-Approaches-They-are-not-by-accident.aspx#Comments 1 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2238 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2238&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2238/The-Five-Most-Important-Differences-Between-The-Decision-Model-and-Business-Rules-Approaches-They-are-not-by-accident.aspx While many organizations have already adopted The Decision Model, others are actively exploring how it may improve or totally replace their current business rules approaches. The latter are asking the critical question:  How is The Decision Model different from what we are doing and why are these differences important?   Transform VA Mon, 21 May 2012 09:12:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2238 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2175/Whats-Really-Needed-to-Align-Business-and-IT-Part-2-Strategy-for-a-Business-Solution.aspx#Comments 1 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2175 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2175&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2175/Whats-Really-Needed-to-Align-Business-and-IT-Part-2-Strategy-for-a-Business-Solution.aspx Does your requirements approach allow you to reliably identify blind alleys and showstoppers before your company invests large sums in modeling and software development? What’s missing? Most organizations do follow some project management approach. Do you find yours really helps in answering big-picture business questions? Transform VA Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:20:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2175 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2144/Case-Study-Using-the-Decision-Model-to-Decompose-Underwriting-Calculations.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2144 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2144&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2144/Case-Study-Using-the-Decision-Model-to-Decompose-Underwriting-Calculations.aspx The project involved updating a quote process and the technologies underpinning that process, this included dealing with an underwriting calculation, which was embedded partly in the legacy systems and, partly, in heavily manual processes. The project team could not determine how to unpick this calculation and provide a detailed specification to a 3rd party software house. Transform VA Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:23:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2144 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2138/The-Decision-Model-Meets-Agile.aspx#Comments 4 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2138 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2138&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2138/The-Decision-Model-Meets-Agile.aspx Agile development is an approach that evolves requirements and software through iterative deliverables. One of its principles is to deliver working software frequently, often through a series of two to three week iterations.  The Decision Model (TDM) is a model for the full and rigorous specification of logic.   Transform VA Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:37:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2138 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2115/True-to-Life-Business-Models-How-Business-Rules-Business-Decisions-and-Business-Events-Relate.aspx#Comments 1 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2115 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2115&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2115/True-to-Life-Business-Models-How-Business-Rules-Business-Decisions-and-Business-Events-Relate.aspx A business model should include behavioral rules, decision rules, operational business decisions, and operational business events — all as first-class citizens. Understanding their intertwined roles is key to creating top-notch business solutions and business operation systems unmatched in their support for business agility and knowledge retention. This article explains how such true-to-life business models can be created. Transform VA Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2044/Business-Rules-Basic-Principles-and-Pattern-Questions-for-Business-Analysts.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2044 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2044&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2044/Business-Rules-Basic-Principles-and-Pattern-Questions-for-Business-Analysts.aspx Before harvesting business rules, you should be aware of some basic principles and absorb them into your practices. First, all business rules are subject to change, including (and perhaps especially) business rules derived directly from business policies. The ability to change and redeploy business rules is essential to business agility. speeditonline Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:17:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2044 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2037/Introducing-RuleGuide--Business-Decision-and-Rule-Management.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2037 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2037&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2037/Introducing-RuleGuide--Business-Decision-and-Rule-Management.aspx RuleGuide is a tool that accelerates and improves the quality of business decision and rule capture, analysis and management. By providing an enterprise repository for business decisions, rules, and associated metadata, RuleGuide fosters ongoing collaboration and alignment ofthe business and IT teams. speeditonline Thu, 20 Oct 2011 05:08:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2037 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2026/Classifying-Decision-Model-Structures.aspx#Comments 1 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2026 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2026&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2026/Classifying-Decision-Model-Structures.aspx In this article we focus, not so much on the similarities among decision models, but on their differences. More than that, we explore the idea of classifying decision model structures based on differences in their logic. The decision model diagram is the first place to look for visible differences among decision models.   speeditonline Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:33:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2026 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/1998/Business-Analysis-with-Business-Rules.aspx#Comments 5 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=1998 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1998&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/1998/Business-Analysis-with-Business-Rules.aspx Continuous change is a central fact of life for business these days. The techniques you use for business analysis must be based on the assumption that business rules will change, often quite rapidly. The best business solution is one that caters to such change, always doing so in the manner friendliest to business people and Business Analysts. speeditonline Mon, 03 Oct 2011 05:57:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1998 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/1975/Business-Analysis-Certificate-Program-Features-The-Decision-Model.aspx#Comments 1 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=1975 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=1975&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/1975/Business-Analysis-Certificate-Program-Features-The-Decision-Model.aspx Like most business analysts, Charles captured business rules as part of requirements gathering. Also like most business analysts, he followed traditional business rules approaches. These included writing individual business rule expressions, storing them outside the confines of process models and use cases, and providing pointers to them. However, he changed his approach after experimenting with The Decision Model. speeditonline Mon, 05 Sep 2011 07:44:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:1975