Ronald Ross

Ronald G. Ross, Principal and Co-Founder of Business Rules Solutions, LLC, is internationally acknowledged as the “father of business rules.” Recognizing early on the importance of independently managed business rules for business operations and architecture, he has pioneered innovative techniques and standards since the mid-1980s. He wrote the industry’s first book on business rules in 1994. With BRS’s client roster of Fortune 500 companies and governments, Ron consults,speaks and teaches worldwide. He has served as the chair of the International Business Rules & Decisions Forum conference since 1997, now part of the Building Business Capability (BBC) conference. Ron is also the author of 10 professional books, as well as the executive editor of the Business Rules Journal. Through these publications, as well as on the online forum BRCommunity and his blog, Ron enjoys sharing his knowledge and experience in consulting and business rules. Outside of work, Ron enjoys walking his dogs, travelling with his three children, and tweeting. For fresh nuggets of information, follow him @Ronald_G_Ross!

Business Rules – November 2010

What does the business rule approach have to say about forming definitions of business concepts? What role should rules play…

Business Rules May 2010

How long should a good definition be? Should definitions include specifications about business functions and/or constraints? How should these kinds…

Business Rules February 2010

In this interview, Ron Ross emphasizes the importance of understanding the value of data quality in the context of being…

Business Rules November 2009

Data models and class diagrams have never much focused on verb concepts. That omission is a harmful one. A well-organized…

Business Rules – August 2009

Creating a shared business vocabulary is an important up-front cost of doing business effectively in today’s ever more knowledge-intensive world.…

Business Rules – May 2009

What matters above all else is in capturing and expressing business rules is effective business communication. Sticking to that perspective…

Business Rules – February 2009

Data professionals are prone to equating “integrity constraint” with “business rule.” Are they the same? Probing deeper, it’s generally accepted…