What I Came Away With From Taking a Class on Business Rule Engines

Along with other business and technology leaders, deeply interested in new strategic methods I attended several classes revolving business rules and new technology methods. Some of the most important things I learned after taking the class:

• How to develop and implement a new business rule adoption.
• How business rules technology fits into my current technical architecture.
• How to determine the level of my organization’s preparedness based on discussed business rules.
• Define team composition including management, business and IT and how to define those roles, skills, availability, and responsibilities.

My company had discussed several options for ways to change and improve on current business practices. After several hours of research, we came to the conclusion that a business rule engine seminar that was taking place in our area would be very beneficial to the success of our company. The seminar lasted 2 days with several different key-note speakers, lunch and a banquet at the end with a meet and greet hour.

Other Great Classes about Business Rule Engines

• Identify which rules are the best candidates for automation using a business rule engine.
• Develop a plan to manage the culture change and its impact on the business resources, skills required, business process changes, and overall organization.
• Identify and measure the return on investment (ROI) and return on expenditure (ROE) of a business rules initiative.
• Identify other business areas within your organization that might benefit from business rules.
• Identify the characteristics of a successful team/process/implementation.

After the 2 day class, I felt like I had new glasses on. I was excited to take all of the valuable information I had learned from the classes and re-create my own week-long mini series of classes to my company. After learning about the ROI of new technology once implemented I knew our company couldn’t lose.

About the author: Melissa Peterman is a web content specialist for Innuity. For more information about business rule engine technologies, go to Zoot Web.