Barbara von Halle is managing partner of Knowledge Partners International LLC (KPI) and the recipient of the 1995 International DAMA Outstanding Individual Achievement Award. Known as a pioneer in data architecture and business rules, she is co-developer of the Decision Model. Barbara’s previous publications include Business Rules Applied (John Wiley & Sons) and The Handbook of Relational Database Design (Addison-Wesley). She also served as co-editor of Auerbach’s series Handbook of Data Management, and was a popular columnist in Database Programming and Design magazine for years. Larry Goldberg is managing partner of Knowledge Partners International LLC (KPI) and is co-developer of the Decision Model. Larry currently serves as the editor of the Business Decision Management Bulletin (a monthly electronic publication) and as chair of the Business Decision Symposium series of BPMInstitute.org Conferences. Larry has founded several software companies, leading them through acquisitions. Prior to joining KPI, he sold a company to Sapiens Americas Corporation and served as Senior VP Sapiens Americas Corporation.

... an important book: it has important things to say about an especially important set of real-world problems—business rules … The authors weave their business rule methodology together with the whole complex of other major business/technology areas, including business decision models, business process management, SOA, and requirement definitions … shows how a new way of using rules located in a common evaluation module can greatly simplify a business process and make it far easier to modify when the need arises.—From the Foreword by Ken Orr, Topeka, Kansas… one of the classic books of a new era in computing … —Opher Etzion, IBM Research Laboratory Haifa … a significant addition to our industry’s body of knowledge.—Dave Hay, Capgemini Financial Services and Bestselling Author… on the mark … a roadmap to successful use of business rules.—Arne Herenstein, Insurance Industry Executive… a new approach to improve the elicitation and quality of functional requirements and corresponding test cases in the development of systems .—William D. Miller, Stevens Institute of Technology… may very well change the way we define information systems in the future.—Nadav Nahshon, Enterprise Data ArchitectI expect the Decision Model to inspire developers of business rule mining and authoring technologies for years to come.—Mannes Nauer, Software Expert… a must for all of us who wish to break down our business rules and integrate them into the rest of our metadata systems.—Robert Schork, DAMA-NJ and Meta-Data Professional Organization… explains how to apply the model to directly benefit requirements planning, business processes, enterprise architecture and enterprise decision-making.—Robert S. Seiner, KIK Consulting and TDAN.com… covers the full spectrum of what you need to know when adopting decision management.—Carole-Ann Matignon, FICO… provides a framework and model that takes our field to the next level …—Len Silverston, Bestselling Author… presents a formal, and yet practical, model for business logic and business rules …—Andrew Spanyi, Bestselling AuthorI suspect this will be the handbook in this area for quite some time and a must read for all levels in IT today.—Thomas Wolfe, Capricorn Technology Group

• The Decision Model in Context. Why the Decision Model? An Overview of the Decision Model. The Business Value of Decision Models. Changing the Game: BPM and BDM. SOA and the Decision Model. How the Decision Model Improves Requirements, Business Analysis, and Testing. Getting Started. The Decision Model in Detail. The Structural Principles. The Declarative Principles. The Integrity Principles. At a Glance: The Decision Model and the Relational Model. The Decision Model Formally Defined. COMMentaries. Enterprise Architecture: Managing Complexity and Change. Opportunities in Enterprise Architecture. Service-Oriented Architectures. Specifications, Standards, Practices, and the Decision Model. Integrating the Decision Model with BPMN. The Case for the Physical Decision Model. Enterprise Decision Management and the Decision Model. Introducing the Business Decision Maturity Model. The Decision Model and Enterprise 2.0: Enabling Collaboration. A Management Perspective. Better! Cheaper! Faster! Bibliography.

Barbara von Halle is managing partner of Knowledge Partners International LLC (KPI) and the recipient of the 1995 International DAMA Outstanding Individual Achievement Award. Known as a pioneer in data architecture and business rules, she is co-developer of the Decision Model. Barbara’s previous publications include Business Rules Applied (John Wiley & Sons) and The Handbook of Relational Database Design (Addison-Wesley). She also served as co-editor of Auerbach’s series Handbook of Data Management, and was a popular columnist in Database Programming and Design magazine for years. Larry Goldberg is managing partner of Knowledge Partners International LLC (KPI) and is co-developer of the Decision Model. Larry currently serves as the editor of the Business Decision Management Bulletin (a monthly electronic publication) and as chair of the Business Decision Symposium series of BPMInstitute.org Conferences. Larry has founded several software companies, leading them through acquisitions. Prior to joining KPI, he sold a company to Sapiens Americas Corporation and served as Senior VP Sapiens Americas Corporation.

... an important book: it has important things to say about an especially important set of real-world problems—business rules … The authors weave their business rule methodology together with the whole complex of other major business/technology areas, including business decision models, business process management, SOA, and requirement definitions … shows how a new way of using rules located in a common evaluation module can greatly simplify a business process and make it far easier to modify when the need arises.—From the Foreword by Ken Orr, Topeka, Kansas… one of the classic books of a new era in computing … —Opher Etzion, IBM Research Laboratory Haifa … a significant addition to our industry’s body of knowledge.—Dave Hay, Capgemini Financial Services and Bestselling Author… on the mark … a roadmap to successful use of business rules.—Arne Herenstein, Insurance Industry Executive… a new approach to improve the elicitation and quality of functional requirements and corresponding test cases in the development of systems .—William D. Miller, Stevens Institute of Technology… may very well change the way we define information systems in the future.—Nadav Nahshon, Enterprise Data ArchitectI expect the Decision Model to inspire developers of business rule mining and authoring technologies for years to come.—Mannes Nauer, Software Expert… a must for all of us who wish to break down our business rules and integrate them into the rest of our metadata systems.—Robert Schork, DAMA-NJ and Meta-Data Professional Organization… explains how to apply the model to directly benefit requirements planning, business processes, enterprise architecture and enterprise decision-making.—Robert S. Seiner, KIK Consulting and TDAN.com… covers the full spectrum of what you need to know when adopting decision management.—Carole-Ann Matignon, FICO… provides a framework and model that takes our field to the next level …—Len Silverston, Bestselling Author… presents a formal, and yet practical, model for business logic and business rules …—Andrew Spanyi, Bestselling AuthorI suspect this will be the handbook in this area for quite some time and a must read for all levels in IT today.—Thomas Wolfe, Capricorn Technology Group

• The Decision Model in Context. Why the Decision Model? An Overview of the Decision Model. The Business Value of Decision Models. Changing the Game: BPM and BDM. SOA and the Decision Model. How the Decision Model Improves Requirements, Business Analysis, and Testing. Getting Started. The Decision Model in Detail. The Structural Principles. The Declarative Principles. The Integrity Principles. At a Glance: The Decision Model and the Relational Model. The Decision Model Formally Defined. COMMentaries. Enterprise Architecture: Managing Complexity and Change. Opportunities in Enterprise Architecture. Service-Oriented Architectures. Specifications, Standards, Practices, and the Decision Model. Integrating the Decision Model with BPMN. The Case for the Physical Decision Model. Enterprise Decision Management and the Decision Model. Introducing the Business Decision Maturity Model. The Decision Model and Enterprise 2.0: Enabling Collaboration. A Management Perspective. Better! Cheaper! Faster! Bibliography.

Barbara von Halle is managing partner of Knowledge Partners International LLC (KPI) and the recipient of the 1995 International DAMA Outstanding Individual Achievement Award. Known as a pioneer in data architecture and business rules, she is co-developer of the Decision Model. Barbara’s previous publications include Business Rules Applied (John Wiley & Sons) and The Handbook of Relational Database Design (Addison-Wesley). She also served as co-editor of Auerbach’s series Handbook of Data Management, and was a popular columnist in Database Programming and Design magazine for years. Larry Goldberg is managing partner of Knowledge Partners International LLC (KPI) and is co-developer of the Decision Model. Larry currently serves as the editor of the Business Decision Management Bulletin (a monthly electronic publication) and as chair of the Business Decision Symposium series of BPMInstitute.org Conferences. Larry has founded several software companies, leading them through acquisitions. Prior to joining KPI, he sold a company to Sapiens Americas Corporation and served as Senior VP Sapiens Americas Corporation.

... an important book: it has important things to say about an especially important set of real-world problems—business rules … The authors weave their business rule methodology together with the whole complex of other major business/technology areas, including business decision models, business process management, SOA, and requirement definitions … shows how a new way of using rules located in a common evaluation module can greatly simplify a business process and make it far easier to modify when the need arises.—From the Foreword by Ken Orr, Topeka, Kansas… one of the classic books of a new era in computing … —Opher Etzion, IBM Research Laboratory Haifa … a significant addition to our industry’s body of knowledge.—Dave Hay, Capgemini Financial Services and Bestselling Author… on the mark … a roadmap to successful use of business rules.—Arne Herenstein, Insurance Industry Executive… a new approach to improve the elicitation and quality of functional requirements and corresponding test cases in the development of systems .—William D. Miller, Stevens Institute of Technology… may very well change the way we define information systems in the future.—Nadav Nahshon, Enterprise Data ArchitectI expect the Decision Model to inspire developers of business rule mining and authoring technologies for years to come.—Mannes Nauer, Software Expert… a must for all of us who wish to break down our business rules and integrate them into the rest of our metadata systems.—Robert Schork, DAMA-NJ and Meta-Data Professional Organization… explains how to apply the model to directly benefit requirements planning, business processes, enterprise architecture and enterprise decision-making.—Robert S. Seiner, KIK Consulting and TDAN.com… covers the full spectrum of what you need to know when adopting decision management.—Carole-Ann Matignon, FICO… provides a framework and model that takes our field to the next level …—Len Silverston, Bestselling Author… presents a formal, and yet practical, model for business logic and business rules …—Andrew Spanyi, Bestselling AuthorI suspect this will be the handbook in this area for quite some time and a must read for all levels in IT today.—Thomas Wolfe, Capricorn Technology Group

• The Decision Model in Context. Why the Decision Model? An Overview of the Decision Model. The Business Value of Decision Models. Changing the Game: BPM and BDM. SOA and the Decision Model. How the Decision Model Improves Requirements, Business Analysis, and Testing. Getting Started. The Decision Model in Detail. The Structural Principles. The Declarative Principles. The Integrity Principles. At a Glance: The Decision Model and the Relational Model. The Decision Model Formally Defined. COMMentaries. Enterprise Architecture: Managing Complexity and Change. Opportunities in Enterprise Architecture. Service-Oriented Architectures. Specifications, Standards, Practices, and the Decision Model. Integrating the Decision Model with BPMN. The Case for the Physical Decision Model. Enterprise Decision Management and the Decision Model. Introducing the Business Decision Maturity Model. The Decision Model and Enterprise 2.0: Enabling Collaboration. A Management Perspective. Better! Cheaper! Faster! Bibliography.