https://modernanalyst.com RSS feeds for Business Analyst Community & Resources | Modern Analyst 60 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/7157/Eliminating-Hidden-Workflow-Dependencies.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=7157 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=7157&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/7157/Eliminating-Hidden-Workflow-Dependencies.aspx hidden workflow dependencies, workflow dependencies, business analysis, business analyst, process improvement, workflow redesign, business process management, BPM, value stream analysis, root cause analysis, stakeholder mapping, role clarification, requirements traceability, scenario-based testing, workflow optimization, operational visibility, embedded reporting, real-time reporting, manual handoff reduction, process bottlenecks, silent blockers, system synchronization delays, student workflow, I-20 processing, international student services, document collection workflow, case management workflow, digital transformation, higher education operations, workflow resilience adrian Sun, 15 Mar 2026 21:11:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:7157 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/6271/Parking-Consternations-Rules-Rules-Rules.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=6271 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=6271&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/6271/Parking-Consternations-Rules-Rules-Rules.aspx Our world of communities and groups of people is highly complex. Interactions are fraught with risks. Our technologies (including automobiles and AI) make it only more so. We need real-time, on-the-spot help to guide us through complex activity safely and productively for just about everything we do these days. Actually, we have no choice. Complexity is here to stay. Read how an altogether new view of rules makes a world of difference. Transform VA Sun, 15 Oct 2023 20:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:6271 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/6324/AI-Citizen-Development-Fueling-Business-Transformation-beyond-Cost-Cutting.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=6324 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=6324&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/6324/AI-Citizen-Development-Fueling-Business-Transformation-beyond-Cost-Cutting.aspx During a recent open roundtable, industry experts gathered to discuss the advantages of integrating AI and citizen development during times of inflation. These discussions shed light on how AI-powered automation, in the hands of business analysts turned citizen developers, can revolutionize resource management, uncover cost-saving potentials, and foster operational efficiency. The panel also emphasized the significance of citizen development in fostering innovation, agility, and a sense of ownership within the workforce, empowering business analysts to spearhead transformative changes within their organizations. adrian Sun, 16 Jul 2023 22:15:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:6324 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/6273/Five-Basic-Skills-of-Analyzing-Policies.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=6273 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=6273&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/6273/Five-Basic-Skills-of-Analyzing-Policies.aspx With policies and requirements, you’re always on a journey of discovery. The challenge (and the fun) for analysts is knowing the right questions to ask to get at the deep substance. How do you go about interpreting them correctly? What does their analysis involve? Your journey must probe into the very heart of business knowledge, its support, and its communication. Find out all about how-to of ‘pulling the threads’ in this article. Transform VA Sun, 09 Jul 2023 22:05:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:6273 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/6272/What-Rules-Do-for-Us.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=6272 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=6272&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/6272/What-Rules-Do-for-Us.aspx In the new age of generative AI and its deeply statistical approach, it’s time for a major rethink of rules, and the many things they do for us. After all, we remain human, and we will always live and work in communities and groups of people. The first thing you find is that wrapped up in rules is important knowledge that can be passed on to others’ advantage, not least of which is to avoid risks. This discussion enumerates all the reasons for rules, not the least of which are fixing data quality and developing better requirements. Are rules front and center in your approach? They should be! Transform VA Sun, 07 May 2023 22:10:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:6272 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/6236/Your-Next-Process-Models-Degree-of-Abstraction.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=6236 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=6236&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/6236/Your-Next-Process-Models-Degree-of-Abstraction.aspx Informed business analysts know that one of the secrets to producing a high-quality process model is to establish a clear mission for each model. To be successful, you should mindfully establish the mission of your next process model within the business process management, information technology, or regulatory compliance project that the model will serve.  You will then tailor your elicitations of the model’s content and configuration to meet project needs. Part of your process model mission-setting elicitation agenda will include asking and answering this important question: What is this model’s required degree of abstraction? adrian Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:48:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:6236 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/6006/Enhancing-Operational-Excellence-with-Augmented-Business-Process-Management.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=6006 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=6006&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/6006/Enhancing-Operational-Excellence-with-Augmented-Business-Process-Management.aspx Recent years have brought a stream of exciting developments in the field of Business Process Management (BPM). The maturation of advanced analytics and AI technology have given way to a new approach to BPM called Augmented BPM. This article explores the trends driving the emergence of Augmented BPM and how organizations can start benefitting from these trends. Transform VA Mon, 21 Feb 2022 23:12:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:6006 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5961/Numbers-and-KPIs-Rules-Count.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=5961 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=5961&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5961/Numbers-and-KPIs-Rules-Count.aspx In this fun piece, Ron examines the connection between rules and counts, such as KPIs. Ever wonder why different people can count the very same things and come up with different answers? Fear the numbers you’re going by aren’t telling exactly the right stories? In viewing a measure, how far the truth might have been stretched? Come along on this short travel story and let’s explore the matter together. Transform VA Sun, 26 Dec 2021 05:34:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5961 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5819/Top-6-Business-Process-Modeling-Mistakes.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=5819 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=5819&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5819/Top-6-Business-Process-Modeling-Mistakes.aspx Despite significant investments of time and well-intended stakeholder effort, many business process models still end up being not very useful for their intended purposes. Too many do not reflect the business accurately enough to be useful, do not have sufficient key stakeholders’ buy-in for real decision making, or do not include the kinds of process information that the model’s readers are looking for. Some even confuse their readers with complex or incongruous graphical notation. emetera Sun, 04 Apr 2021 04:15:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5819 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5799/The-What-Who-and-Why-of-Concept-Models--A-Quick-Reference-Summary.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=5799 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=5799&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5799/The-What-Who-and-Why-of-Concept-Models--A-Quick-Reference-Summary.aspx There’s so much buzz and interest about concept models these days, we asked Ron to summarize what they are, who they’re for, and why you need them. Here’s his response, short and readable. He’ll also touches on how you can get started, and where to find more information. Transform VA Sun, 28 Mar 2021 20:10:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5799 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5706/Master-Data-Master-Rules.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=5706 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=5706&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5706/Master-Data-Master-Rules.aspx Master Data is a concept that most IT shops are familiar with; Master Rules is not.  Master Data cannot address the issue of data quality without pairing it with the rules that define and/or derive that data; that is, the Master Rules.  Sooner or later, all significant financial sector organisations (in particular) will confront an impending migration, regulatory pressure, M&A, commercial imperative, or other compelling need to improve the management of their business rules; then, it must be done – Master Rules must be implemented to provide the authoritive view of rules that their importance requires and deserves. Transform VA Sun, 01 Nov 2020 23:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5706 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5700/Are-you-known-for-saving-the-day-or-for-keeping-the-day-from-needing-saving.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=5700 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=5700&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5700/Are-you-known-for-saving-the-day-or-for-keeping-the-day-from-needing-saving.aspx Most of us have seen praise and recognition at work go to the people who react quickly when a problem occurs: The IT person who takes care of technical issues at critical moments, like restoring access to a demo site right before a sales rep is scheduled to present to a hot prospect. The salesperson who closes a deal on the last day of the quarter, preventing the sales department from facing the negative consequences of missing quota. The business analyst who works extra hours to make sure late-breaking requirements are properly documented in time to prevent delays in the next development cycle. Transform VA Sun, 11 Oct 2020 23:50:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5700 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5635/Introducing-Business-Knowledge-Blueprints-Achieving-Shared-Understanding-Using-Concept-Models.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=5635 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=5635&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5635/Introducing-Business-Knowledge-Blueprints-Achieving-Shared-Understanding-Using-Concept-Models.aspx In the computer age, we’ve limped along literally for a human lifetime without blueprints for business knowledge and the vocabulary used to communicate it. How well is that working out? If you have any doubt, do a quick internet search on all the problems associated with ‘data quality’ and their costs. Or look at the still dismal success rates of IT projects. Or consider how much sharper your decisions could be if the data were better. A business knowledge blueprint, whose core component is a concept model, permits you to deeply analyze your concepts, your vocabulary, and your business knowledge. In this post, Ron explains all the critical reasons you need that blueprint. Transform VA Sun, 30 Aug 2020 05:21:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5635 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/5378/Challenge-Business-Rules.aspx#Comments 2 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=5378 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=5378&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5378/Challenge-Business-Rules.aspx Unfortunately, business rules often are a mystery in business. Most of time they are undocumented and worst they are a figment of someone’s imagination - no basis. However, mystery or not, we need them in eliciting stakeholder requirements in order to understand how the business obligations are kept, constraints are enforced and how decisions are made. And just like news reporters, we need to confirm the business rules with a second (hopefully authoritative and documented) source. Furthermore we need business rules to ensure a quality product and/or process through testing. Transform VA Sun, 23 Jun 2019 09:05:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5378 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5150/Reconfiguration-Agility.aspx#Comments 2 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=5150 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=5150&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5150/Reconfiguration-Agility.aspx One of the Sidebars to the Business Agility Manifesto introduces the notion of Reconfiguration Agility. It’s a fundamental capability your organization needs in the Knowledge Age. What’s it about?  In the big scheme of things, you have two basic choices for conceiving, and ultimately implementing, business capabilities: procedural or declarative. They are fundamentally different.  Traditionally, the vast majority of business systems have been modeled and constructed on a largely procedural basis – virtually all things tied together step-by-step in processes. Unfortunately, that procedural approach simply doesn’t scale. Transform VA Sun, 25 Nov 2018 22:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5150 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5149/Obligations-Are-Business-Rules.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=5149 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=5149&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5149/Obligations-Are-Business-Rules.aspx One of the Sidebars to the Business Agility Manifesto unabashedly indicts the software industry for its long-standing failure to provide direct support for obligations, an obvious and fundamental aspect of real-life business activity. Where can you find obligations in business? Virtually everywhere you look: acts, laws, statutes, regulations, contracts, MOUs, agreements, terms & conditions, deals, bids, deeds of sale, warranties, guarantees, prospectuses, licenses, citations, certifications, notices – and of course, business policies. Direct support for obligations is a fundamental capability your organization needs in the Knowledge Age. What’s it about? Transform VA Sun, 28 Oct 2018 10:05:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5149 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5144/Managing-Requirements-is-an-Art-Mastered-by-a-Business-Analyst.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=5144 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=5144&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5144/Managing-Requirements-is-an-Art-Mastered-by-a-Business-Analyst.aspx In a classic business analyst universe, requirements are the soul of all the work a business analyst does. If a business analyst fails to identify and translate the right requirements, they’re out of a job. This is the reason why a successful business analyst is always good at requirements handling/management process. What makes requirements an essential part of a BA’s job? For a business analyst, requirements are defined as the logical and essential steps which needs to be fulfilled in order to achieve a successful end-state or a solution to a stakeholder’s business problem. These requirements drive the solution and are the key elements of any successful solution implementation. Business analysts are the ones who not only ensures the expected solution is delivered, but they’re also the owner of the requirements handling/management process. Business analysts identify the right requirements and help them convert into a form consumable by delivery teams to deliver the expected outcome in a timely manner. The requirements management/handling process consists of 4 basic steps: Discovery, Analyze, Draft and Implement. 1.     Discovery Requirements discovery is a phase in which we identify, gather and scope the requirements. This phase builds the basic requirements framework for delivery. To identify and gather requirements, a business analyst uses various requirements elicitation techniques like observation, shadowing, protocol analysis, apprenticeship, prototyping, focus groups, scenario’s, background research and many others. These techniques are aimed towards gathering information related to a business problem and/or a solution that business stakeholders are trying to achieve. Requirements identification is a highly interactive activity, which relies on the involvement of the right stakeholders. Elicitation activities continue while a business analyst traverse through other stages/steps of requirements gathering. It is very important for a business analyst to not only identify but to scope the requirement. Requirements are driven by information collected by various elicitation methods; however, the relevancy of the requirement needs to be determined. The simplest way to do so is to perform some of the elicitation techniques repetitively. Look for facts via secondary support of documents or information from another source just to verify. Chart your scope based on the overall direction of the information flow and the end-state which stakeholders are trying to achieve. Scoping cannot be definitive in the business analyst’s landscape. It’s a loose boundary which needs to be flexible enough to account for other business or priority changes. Loose boundaries do help the business analyst in defining a playground where they need to operate for a successful outcome. 2.     Analyze The most important activity of the requirements handling process is to analyze a requirement. Analyzing a requirement will provide us with a definite outcome along with the complete information on achieving that outcome. There can be various types of analysis like strategic analysis, functional and technical analysis. Strategic analysis is performed by understanding the strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats provided by implementing this requirement. It helps a business analyst to understand the priority and criticality of the requirement which also determines how essential it is for a business to implement those requirements. Functional analysis provides an ability to understand the requirement from the end user perspective.  It is performed by interacting with people who’re impacted by the implementation of requirements. This provides unique opportunity for a business analyst to shape the solution in a way that accommodates the minimal, easy to adapt change to the end users or the impacted. Technical analysis is performed by further breaking down functional requirements into a series of small implementation steps which a delivery person can understand. It is the delivery person/team who needs to deliver the technical solution. It is important to not miss any aspect of functional requirement to be translated into technical requirements which is a supporting pillar for successful solution implementation. Depending upon the type of analysis, we determine the type of requirement. Upon successfully analyzing and understanding the type of requirement we start drafting requirements into various artifacts. 3.     Draft Once a business analyst has understood the type of requirements and its expected outcome, business analyst can draft those requirements in their respective artifacts. There’re various artifacts such as business requirements document and/or specification requirements document and user stories which are authored and owned by a business analyst while there’re some other like project charter, technical design document or anything alike to which a business analyst contributes actively. Drafting of requirements take the utmost time as the translation needs clarifications and numerous back and forth interactions. Once a requirement drafting is complete, it’s time to walk them through with the entire team. 4.     Implement The first step of requirements implementation is to arrange for a walk-through of freshly drafted requirements where the audience includes all stakeholders including delivery team. This walk-through session helps with course correction of requirements if there’s a miss while drafting them. Also, requirements walkthrough is a common platform where in the stakeholders and other team members have the opportunity to ensure alignment of the requirements to the desired end state. Once the requirements are defined and finalized, business analysts have to ensure continuous requirement refinement for successful delivery. This is the final step of requirements management process. Once the requirement has been identified, scoped, analyzed, drafted and confirmed, business analysts have to keep their eye out for on-going business changes, these changes may affect any of the existing requirements and their desired outcomes. As business changes are constant, the impacts on the already drafted requirements is constant. There is a small deviation of requirements which can still be managed by refining the requirement and updating them, but then if the deviation requires additional effort for which the cost involved is high, then changes are to be considered for enhancement. This decision must be evaluated by a business analyst before taking appropriate actions accordingly. At this stage, all the requirements are the guiding principle for the delivery team to deliver the solution. Requirements Handling/Management Process is the one, a business analyst has to master to be considered as successful. Author: Nimil Parikh, Business Analyst Nimil Parikh is a new generation business analyst who transforms business processes by leveraging IT tools and applications. He has over 7 years of experience modeling, analyzing, measuring, improving, optimizing and automating business processes. He adds value by his ability to context switch while providing cross-functional business solution and ensuring timely delivery by managing and streamlining business processes and driving strategic leadership. He is known to introduce IT business transformation and ensure successful implementation. Nimil possess MBA from San Jose State university, MBA Marketing and Information technology engineering from India. Nimil lives in Campbell, California. He enjoys challenges and believes in making things right. Reach him via email – parikhnimil@yahoo.co.in   Nimil Parikh Sun, 21 Oct 2018 21:22:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5144 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5129/The-Evolution-of-Decision-Focused-Technology.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=5129 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=5129&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5129/The-Evolution-of-Decision-Focused-Technology.aspx Decisions are at the heart of every business transaction. That’s why it is crucial to make the right decision at the right moment in time. In high turnover environments this can be an issue, as new staff need constant monitoring as they ‘learn the ropes’. This can lead to a significant deficit in efficiency and customer satisfaction.   To counter this problem, we advocate what we call a ‘Decision-Centric Approach’, which is designed to address the business challenge by enabling innovative technology in those crucial ‘moments of truth’ Arash Wed, 03 Oct 2018 06:53:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5129 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/3773/What-Are-True-Business-Rules.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=3773 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3773&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3773/What-Are-True-Business-Rules.aspx Don't underestimate how pervasively across your organization business rule is misunderstood. What is a true business rule? A true business rule is simply a criterion used in daily business operations to shape behavior or make decisions. The things that IT implements under today’s software platforms are not true business rules; rather, they are mostly encoded representations of business rules. Transform VA Tue, 30 May 2017 02:00:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3773 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3706/Capturing-the-Essence-of-Concepts-Guidelines-for-Building-World-Class-Business-Glossaries.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=3706 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3706&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3706/Capturing-the-Essence-of-Concepts-Guidelines-for-Building-World-Class-Business-Glossaries.aspx There are various schools of thought about how to define terms, some arising from professional terminologists and academia. But those approaches are often relatively arcane and not well-suited to everyday business practice. Definitions with subtle IT or ‘data’ bias are an anathema to effective communication with business partners. Good business definitions are oriented to what words mean when used by real business people talking directly about real business things. Transform VA Mon, 27 Mar 2017 01:20:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3706 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3610/Governance-Compliance-and-Business-Rules-Through-Young-Eyes.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=3610 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3610&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3610/Governance-Compliance-and-Business-Rules-Through-Young-Eyes.aspx When my older son graduated from college, he worked as an intern for a professional sports team. At the end of his very first day of work he called me, puzzled. "I asked them what my responsibilities were," he related, "and they said, 'We need you to know what we are supposed to be doing'." After a long pause he went on, "I wanted to ask them why they didn't already know what they were supposed to be doing, but I didn't think that would be such a great idea my very first day there." Transform VA Mon, 19 Dec 2016 03:17:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3610 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3611/Who-or-What-Makes-Your-Operational-Business-Decisions.aspx#Comments 1 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=3611 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3611&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3611/Who-or-What-Makes-Your-Operational-Business-Decisions.aspx Operational business decisions happen every minute of every day in your organization. You’d like to think that business managers can truly manage them. You’d also like to think that the results of those decisions are comprehensively correct, consistent, traceable, and repeatable (high quality). But are they? Based on real-life evidence I strongly suspect they often are not.... When IT professionals talk about “decisions” they often mean branch points within the deep systemic logic executed by machines – classic decision points in data processing. I don’t mean that either. Transform VA Mon, 17 Oct 2016 01:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3611 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3612/The-Story-of-Als-Spreadsheet-and-Absent-Brains.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=3612 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3612&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3612/The-Story-of-Als-Spreadsheet-and-Absent-Brains.aspx To ensure the continuity of operational business knowledge, no organization should ever depend on absent brains – or even on brains that could (and eventually always will) become absent in the future. To say it differently, your operational business knowledge should be encoded explicitly in a form that workers you have never even met yet can understand. Transform VA Tue, 06 Sep 2016 09:21:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3612 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3255/Six-Business-Problems-the-Business-Rule-Approach-Addresses.aspx#Comments 1 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=3255 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3255&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3255/Six-Business-Problems-the-Business-Rule-Approach-Addresses.aspx I’m frequently asked to summarize what business problems the business rule approach was created to address. Here’s my take on that important question. I believe the potential benefits for your company are compelling. Transform VA Mon, 28 Dec 2015 11:57:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3255 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/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/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/3088/Whats-Wrong-with-the-Term-Knowledge-Worker.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=3088 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3088&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/3088/Whats-Wrong-with-the-Term-Knowledge-Worker.aspx This column examines the three basic kinds of knowledge workers involved in business processes, and discusses how the distinctions among them are important for engineering smarter business solutions. Transform VA Thu, 30 Oct 2014 07:18:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3088 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/2833/Three-Major-Myths-of-the-Business-Decision-Space-And-Why-They-Matter-to-Business-Analysts.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2833 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2833&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2833/Three-Major-Myths-of-the-Business-Decision-Space-And-Why-They-Matter-to-Business-Analysts.aspx The emergence of decision analysis techniques[1] is hugely important for both business rules in particular and business analysis in general. The same is true for decision tables, although current innovations[2] are more of a re-invigoration than fresh invention. [3]Every business analyst should be familiar with these decision analysis and decision table techniques. Before we get carried away with decisions, however, we need to take a deep breath and do a reality check. This article discusses three major (and quite harmful) myths of the business decision space.   Afrikaans Albanian Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Basque Belarusian Bulgarian Catalan Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Croatian Czech Danish Detect language Dutch English Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician Georgian German Greek Haitian Creole Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Irish Italian Japanese Korean Latin Latvian Lithuanian Macedonian Malay Maltese Norwegian Persian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swahili Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese Welsh Yiddish ⇄ Afrikaans Albanian Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Basque Belarusian Bulgarian Catalan Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician Georgian German Greek Haitian Creole Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Irish Italian Japanese Korean Latin Latvian Lithuanian Macedonian Malay Maltese Norwegian Persian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swahili Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese Welsh Yiddish English (auto-detected) » English     Afrikaans Albanian Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Basque Belarusian Bulgarian Catalan Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Croatian Czech Danish Detect language Dutch English Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician Georgian German Greek Haitian Creole Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Irish Italian Japanese Korean Latin Latvian Lithuanian Macedonian Malay Maltese Norwegian Persian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swahili Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese Welsh Yiddish ⇄ Afrikaans Albanian Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Basque Belarusian Bulgarian Catalan Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician Georgian German Greek Haitian Creole Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Irish Italian Japanese Korean Latin Latvian Lithuanian Macedonian Malay Maltese Norwegian Persian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swahili Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese Welsh Yiddish English (auto-detected) » English   Transform VA Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:38:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2833 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/2832/Do-Business-Rules-Define-the-Operational-Boundaries-of-an-Organization.aspx#Comments 2 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2832 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2832&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2832/Do-Business-Rules-Define-the-Operational-Boundaries-of-an-Organization.aspx Have you heard it said that ‘business rules define the operational boundaries of an organization’? Do they?... Something is being bounded by business rules, but what? Does scope need to be understood in some deeper, richer sense? And how do these issues relate to smart business processes? Transform VA Sun, 29 Dec 2013 14:00:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2832 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2770/Engineering-the-Why--What-Every-Business-Analyst-Needs-to-Know.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2770 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2770&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2770/Engineering-the-Why--What-Every-Business-Analyst-Needs-to-Know.aspx Have you ever been confused about why you were not allowed to do what you tried to do? Been judged or evaluated in a way you didn’t expect? Stumped by the result or decision a business system produced? If so you are a ‘why victim’.   Transform VA Sun, 03 Nov 2013 10:55:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2770 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/2575/Four-Very-Useful-Constructs-for-Concept-Models-Developing-a-Structured-Business-Vocabulary.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2575 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2575&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2575/Four-Very-Useful-Constructs-for-Concept-Models-Developing-a-Structured-Business-Vocabulary.aspx A missing ingredient in most current approaches to IT requirements and business rules is developing a standard business vocabulary, a concept model. Every business analyst should be familiar with the technique – it’s simply about clear thinking and unambiguous communication. What are basic constructs in developing a concept model? This article discusses four prefabricated elements of structure, ones that will enable you to build a complete and robust business vocabulary. Transform VA Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:05:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2575 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2516/How-to-Introduce-The-Decision-Model-Successfully.aspx#Comments 1 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2516 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2516&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2516/How-to-Introduce-The-Decision-Model-Successfully.aspx All paths to organizational decision modeling encounter a common question: How do you introduce The Decision Model into an organization? More specifically, how do you gain management attention for delivering decision models as a standard practice? This month’s column addresses that question.   Transform VA Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2516 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/2442/The-Whole-Requirement-and-Nothing-But-the-Requirement.aspx#Comments 1 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2442 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2442&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2442/The-Whole-Requirement-and-Nothing-But-the-Requirement.aspx  It is wise to use whatever techniques we can to discover the 'real' requirements and business rules before embarking on development. We all seem to know that it is cheaper to fix problems earlier rather than later in an IT project. So why do so many of our projects exhibit the same mistakes? Transform VA Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:23:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2442 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/2443/2012-A-Critical-Moment-in-Time-for-The-Decision-Model.aspx#Comments 0 https://modernanalyst.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=115&ModuleID=572&ArticleID=2443 https://modernanalyst.com:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=2443&PortalID=0&TabID=115 https://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/2443/2012-A-Critical-Moment-in-Time-for-The-Decision-Model.aspx This means that The Decision Model is at the center of a serious shift in the way we perceive and manage the business rule and logic dimension. So, this month’s column highlights the shift, starting with 2009 and ending with 2012. At its core are the seven observations indicating that a shift is happening. More important, each observation contains corresponding article links to related Modern Analyst articles. Transform VA Wed, 26 Dec 2012 06:51:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:2443