Author Archives: decisionmanagementcommunity

Spreadsheets in Decision Management

Posted on February 19, 2019

On March 14 Carole-Ann Berlioz from Sparkling Logic will run the webinar  “Spreadsheets in Decision Management“: “In some cases, spreadsheets are translated into business rules, in others, they remain the format of choice for maintenance, while systems must learn how … Continue reading →

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Challenge March-2019 “Organ Transplant Decisioning”

Posted on February 18, 2019

The development of techniques for organ transplant means that now one person’s death may lead to a lifesaving operation for another. This challenge considers one of the many crucial decision-making processes involved in this miracle of modern medicine. Possible solutions to … Continue reading →

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Why it’s still worth it to learn Java

Posted on February 16, 2019

Python and Go may get all of the hype, but Java is still potentially the smartest language for developers seeking a new job to learn right now. Despite being more than 20 years old, Java remains an enterprise mainstay: The programming language currently tops … Continue reading →

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Is Your Insurance Business Missing a Critical Decision Window When it Comes to AI?

Posted on February 12, 2019

Yesterday Craig Bedell from IBM’s Global Insurance Industry Leadership Team wrote: “I believe most insurance companies have hit a critical point in time with regards to their investments in analytics, innovation and even AI, where business leaders are measuring more … Continue reading →

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The ML Surprise

Posted on February 10, 2019

Peter Norvig points to the ML “surprise” described in Josh Cogan’s article “The Surprising Truth About What it Takes to Build a Machine Learning Product“:  “Optimizing an ML algorithm takes much less relative effort, but collecting data, building infrastructure, and integration each take much more work. … Continue reading →

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Rolando Hernandez: Spaghetti Rules vs. Business Rules

Posted on February 6, 2019

“How do you explain Decision Management and Business Rules Management to a CEO, why it matters to them, and why they should hire you? In 60 seconds? Here is how I do it. First, I have 30 seconds to explain Business … Continue reading →

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Finding Optimal Locations of New Store using Decision Optimization

Posted on February 6, 2019

Vincent Beraudier, IBM, in his notebook describes how to model and solve the following business problem: “A fictional Coffee Company plans to open N shops in the near future and needs to determine where they should be located knowing that … Continue reading →

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