This
meeting should be of value to analysts, architects, managers, and other IT
and
Business professionals who are interested in the use of Business Rules
technology.
See http://www.cooug.org
for further information and a printable flyer.
"Business Rules
Market Adoption: Survey Results"
Hartford Insurance, Tower Building
Atrium Conference Room
Open to the Public - No Reservations Required
$5.00 Admission
Doors open at 5:30PM, Meeting starts at
6:00PM *** Free Pizza ***
Business Rules SIG being formed - a short organizational session will be held
after the presentation for those interested. For more information,
contact Joe Garrity Joe.Garrity@thehartford.com or
Ladd Bethune LBethune_BRDP@lambert-tech.com
Mike Peters
Whitespace Consulting
"Business Rules Market Adoption: Survey Results" and findings will be
presented. More than thirty IT and business executives in more than twenty
companies were surveyed from multiple industries on their current and future
plans pertaining to Business Rules application development approaches.
Whitespace Consulting of
Aggregated participant data has been plotted on KPI
Summary of findings:
1. Many Fortune 500 companies are piloting applications using a BR approach,
some without the use of a business rule engine
2. Vendors need to catch-up to the demand for products assisting with BR
approaches (tools, training, and consulting)
3. Understand your business culture, and your expected ROI, as well as the
maturity of the BR tools and support available before you proceed
4. BR development priorities appear to be in areas where:
· decision consistency is critical
· business change (application volatility) is above average
· transaction volume is high (i.e. loan eligibility, insurance
underwriting)
5. Solution quality and time-to-market business drivers alone can justify a BR
approach, in addition to any potential technology cost savings.
Attendees will learn:
· Business Rules best-practice approaches
· Common Business Rules implementation issues
· Business Rules approach drivers
· Business Rules Project ROI expectations and metrics
· Priority applications for Business Rules approaches
· Change management requirements for Business Rules projects
· Tools /techniques deployed for Business Rules projects
· Rules Management needs
Whitespace Consulting, based in Boston, Mass is a Sales and Marketing
Consultancy focused on the high-technology industry sectors of software,
consulting, and computer hardware services. Whitespace is also available for
other industry projects if there is a high-technology component within the
business issue being addressed. Mike Peters, Whitespace principal and founder,
has over 20 years experience in the industry. Mike
Whitespace services include sales and marketing strategies, sales
effectiveness, organizational design, product and service pricing, positioning
and differentiation, strategic product direction, and M&A technology
assessments.
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