Meaning-Driven Architecture

Posted on March 12, 2026 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Jack Jansonius published an article, “When Data Doesn’t Know What It Means.”

Many enterprise data systems suffer from a hidden problem: the data no longer “knows” what it means. Over decades, business meaning has been fragmented across processes, rules and technical structures, making systems increasingly opaque and difficult to control.

Meaning-driven architecture offers an alternative. By explicitly modelling goals, decisions and domain concepts, systems become transparent, testable and easier to govern. Instead of hiding logic in process flows or rule sets, decision tables make reasoning explicit—providing a stable semantic foundation for both traditional IT and AI. Link

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Rules as Code 2026 Conference started in The Hague

Posted on March 10, 2026 by decisionmanagementcommunity

https://rules-as-code.yellenge.nl/

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From Process-Centric to Decision-Centric Architecture

Posted on March 10, 2026 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Stefaan Lambrecht from TRIPOD shared a typical story for insurance operations. Embedding critical business logic within a script inside a process cost the insurer €50 million. This wasn’t caused by careless people or bad intentions. It happened because the decision was invisibly embedded in a process where no one thought to look. That situation is far more common than most insurers realize. The natural conclusion is in the title. Link

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From Buzzwords to Decisions

Posted on March 7, 2026 by decisionmanagementcommunity

John Brandon Elam published an article, “Define Your Term or Stop Using Them” with the subtitle “Why the smartest-sounding people in the room are often contributing the least.”

The fundamental unit of business value isn’t data. It isn’t AI. It isn’t any specific technology. It’s the decision. Everything else is infrastructure in service of making better decisions more consistently. But here’s the thing: if you can’t define the terms you’re using, you can’t define the decisions you’re trying to improve. And if you can’t define the decisions, you’re not optimizing anything. You’re just adding complexity and calling it progress. Link

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Decision Modeling by Adam DeJans Jr.

Posted on March 4, 2026 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Adam DeJans Jr. describes the technical approach he uses, regardless of whether the tool is for optimization, ML, simulation, or even a rules engine: Link

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DecisionCAMP-2026 Expert Panel

Posted on March 3, 2026 by decisionmanagementcommunity

On August 27 at 1:00 PM EDT, DecisionCAMP will host an interactive “Ask an Expert” panel moderated by James Taylor of Blue Polaris.

This Year Panelists:
– Alan Fish, FICO
– Gary Hallmark, Oracle
– Guilhem Molines, IBM
– Denis Gagne, Trisotech
– Carlos Serrano-Morales, Sparkling Logic
– Adam DeJans Jr., Gurobi

Register for free at https://decisioncamp2026.wordpress.com/free-registration/
If you plan to present, see Call For Presentations: https://decisioncamp2026.wordpress.com/call-for-presentations/

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What small teams can do today

Posted on March 2, 2026 by decisionmanagementcommunity

See this LinkedIn post: “Two people with the right tools can outbuild a team of 20. The gap between them and everyone else is compounding every week:

– small teams are now out-shipping 100+ people orgs
– tools that replace whole teams now cost $20/month
– iteration cycles shrank from weeks to hours
– the bottleneck moved from building → deciding

Running a two-person company in 2026 looks like:

– prototypes → production (same week)
– specs → code (same day)
– PM (me) ships code with AI in the loop
– “we should hire” → “we should ship”

What changed isn’t talent. It’s leverage.” Link

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“The classic consulting model is reaching its limits”

Posted on March 1, 2026 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Stjepan Juričić’s post is going to upset some big consultancy firms. “Not because strategy is useless.
Not because expertise disappears. But I believe that the traditional times & materials, pyramid-heavy model is under pressure… A lot of junior-heavy tasks are now augmented or automated. And clients know it. They’re starting to ask different questions:

  • What is the real value you bring?
  • Why am I paying for time instead of outcome?
  • How do you use AI internally to be faster and sharper?” Link
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Real-Time Orchestration

Posted on February 28, 2026 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Ian Fletcher: Real-Time Orchestration Has Begun. And It’s Always On. Link

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From Solvers to Decision Factories

Posted on February 24, 2026 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Jacob Feldman just posted an article with this title on LinkedIn. Here is the conclusion: “Moving from pure solvers to ‘decision factories’ reflects a broader trend: traditional optimization solvers are maturing into Decision Optimization components embedded within larger Decision Intelligence platforms. This lays the foundation for building custom decision systems that can keep pace with an ever-changing real world.” Link

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