Sunday | 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Pre-Conference Tutorials Track

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Maximizing the ROI of a Business Rules Investment with Decision Management

SPEAKER(s):

James Taylor CEO Decision Management Solutions

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ABOUT THIS SESSION:

Those who want to get the most out of their adoption of business rules technology must adopt a business discipline focused on business decision making. They must understand the kinds of decisions they have, how these fit into their operational environment and how business rules can be used to manage those decisions. This class will cover the principles of Decision Management, its application to critical business processes and decisions and the appropriate use of available technology. It will show you how to identify and prioritize the operational decisions that drive your organization’s success, introduce business rules as a foundation to automate these decisions, link these decisions to data mining and predictive analytics and discuss how to ensure continuous improvement and competitive advantage using adaptive control. The class will cover:

• Introduction to Decision Management
• Decision Discovery
• Decision Services
• Decision Analysis
• Decisions in Processes, Events and Systems
• Getting Started – First Steps



ABOUT THE SPEAKER(s):

James Taylor is CEO of Decision Management Solutions and works with clients to develop effective technology solutions to improve business performance. He has over 20 years experience in developing software and is the foremost thinker and writer on decision management. James was previously a Vice President at Fair Isaac Corporation and was lead author of Smart (Enough) Systems (Prentice Hall, 2007), the book he wrote with Neil Raden. James is a passionate advocate of decision management and writes a popular blog at http://jtonedm.com

James has experience in all aspects of the design, development, marketing and use of advanced technology including CASE tools, project planning and methodology tools as well as platform development in PeopleSoft’s R&D team and management consulting with Ernst and Young. He develops approaches, tools and platforms that others can use to build more effective information systems.