COOUG Business Rules SIG Meeting
UCONN Health Center, Farmington, CT.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006     5:30PM - 7:30PM

Barbara von Halle, Knowledge Partners Inc. (KPI)  and Dan Chaput, 
Lambert Technical Services
          "Rapid Rules Discovery - When Business Can't Wait"
Open to the Public
Free Admission

Presentation Topic:

  "Rapid Rules Discovery - When Business Can't Wait"

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SPEAKERS:  Barbara von Halle, Knowledge Partners Inc. (KPI)  and Dan 
Chaput, Lambert Technical Services



About This Session: Many clients demand fast results.  New 
methodologies, or any methodology, may create worry about 
deliverables that won't be useful except for supporting that 
methodology.

Can a Business Rules methodology be tailored to demonstrate its 
usefulness quickly?  Could a quick, initial pass through a business 
process using Business Rules methodology generate usable products?  
What is essential, what can be pared down and what eliminated in a 
first pass or iteration through rule discovery?  Will an iterative 
concept be accepted?  How do you manage time boxing and the worry of 
"when will we be done?" What are the risks and rewards of such an 
approach?

This presentation, based on experience at customer sites, addresses 
these questions.  A comparison is made to other methodologies that 
promise quick results.  The discussion takes place within the context 
of training business analysts as well as creating buy-in by the rules 
project stakeholders.


About the Speaker(s):

Barbara von Halle, Founder, Knowledge Partners Inc (KPI).  Barbara 
von Halle is the founder of Knowledge Partners, Inc., a company 
leading clients through successful business rule projects through the 
licensing of KPI STEPT, a Business Rule Management Took Kit. A 
pioneer in Business Rules, Barb received the Outstanding Individual 
Achievement Award from the International Data Management Association. 
As a journalist, she wrote for Database Programming and Design 
Magazine and co-authored several books. Her most recent book, 
Business Rules Applied (co-authored with a KPI business rule team) 
was an unexpected finalist for the Software Development Jolt Award.  
Barbara has presented several times in the past at COOUG meetings.

Dan Chaput is a Senior Consultant with Lambert Technical Services.  
He has 20+ years experience in many facets of IT working in the 
insurance, manufacturing and the pharmaceutical industries.  His 
roles have included positions in management, training, software 
development and quality assurance. Dan can be reached at

dchaput@lambert-tech.com

Location: Low Learning Center at the UCONN Health Center, Farmington, 
CT.
In order to get to the Low Learning Center you must go to the main 
hospital entrance and take the escalators down one floor.  The 
escalators are located on the left hand side of the main lobby 
towards the back.  When you get off the escalators you turn left 
toward Keller Auditorium.  As you approach Keller you will see a 
hallway to your left.  Follow the hallway down a little ways and you 
will see the Low Learning Center.

Directions to UCONN Health Center: http://www.uchc.edu/directions/
Parking:  Park in Visitors Parking at the Main Hospital Entrance  
(see campus map for locating Main Hospital Entrance:       http://
www.uchc.edu/images/campus_map.gif )

Schedule:
·    Doors open at 5:30PM for pizza and networking
·    Meeting Intro:  6:00PM - 6:05PM
·    Presentation and Q&A: 6:05PM - 7:15PM
·    Raffle and Networking: 7:15PM - 7:30PM

Pizza, courtesy of Lambert Technical Services - Business Rules 
Development Practice
Raffle prizes, courtesy of Knowledge Partners, Inc.

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simply send a message with the word 'unsubscribe' in the message body 
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If you have any questions about the meeting or the Business Rules 
SIG, please contact:

Co-Chairpersons, BR SIG

Joe Garrity joe.garrity@thehartford.com
Ladd Bethune lbethune_brdp@lambert-tech.com