Business Rules – February 2012
Ron Ross explains why he thinks the term "conceptual data model" should not be used.
Ron Ross explains why he thinks the term "conceptual data model" should not be used.
What does the business rule approach have to say about forming definitions of business concepts? What role should rules play…
How long should a good definition be? Should definitions include specifications about business functions and/or constraints? How should these kinds…
In this interview, Ron Ross emphasizes the importance of understanding the value of data quality in the context of being…
Data models and class diagrams have never much focused on verb concepts. That omission is a harmful one. A well-organized…
Creating a shared business vocabulary is an important up-front cost of doing business effectively in today’s ever more knowledge-intensive world.…
What matters above all else is in capturing and expressing business rules is effective business communication. Sticking to that perspective…
Data professionals are prone to equating “integrity constraint” with “business rule.” Are they the same? Probing deeper, it’s generally accepted…
In this month’s column, Ron recounts a real-life personal tale of woeful business rule deployment. You be the judge –…
This article asks what good does it do to spend big bucks on improving the quality, timeliness and analysis of…