Category Archives: Rule Engines and BRMS

Are our Rule Engines Smart Enough?

Posted on September 28, 2022 by jacobfeldman

On Sep 27, 2022 we had several discussions related to this question during the ongoing DecisionCAMP. Are we happy with where we are or should we raise the bar trying to come closer to our long-standing “big” objective when a … Continue reading →

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Which rules not to execute

Posted on April 14, 2021 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Can a rule engine decide in runtime which rules are not necessary to execute? See an interesting analysis of a quite simple decision model provided by Jack Jansonius in response to our Apr-2021 Challenge Link

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New Vendor’s Corner

Posted on October 29, 2019 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Following the initiative of DecisionCAMP-2019, we decided to introduce a Vendor’s Corner where all BR&DM vendors may share their latest news. If you represent a vendor of Business Rules and Decision Management tool, feel free to send your latest news to … Continue reading →

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Decision Management: What It Is and Why You Need It

Posted on September 6, 2019 by decisionmanagementcommunity

In this webinar Gartner expert Roy Schulte describes the state of the art in decision management and offers guidance on how to get started. Link Gartner is preparing a new report on decision management vendors.

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QnA Panel “Ask a Vendor” at DecisionCAMP

Posted on August 22, 2019 by decisionmanagementcommunity

DecisionCAMP will run a QnA Panel “Ask a Vendor” on Sep. 18 at 17:00 – see schedule. The presenting vendors will be given 5 minutes each to briefly describe their latest achievements, next important moves, and answer questions from the … Continue reading →

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Opinion: Traditional Rule Engines Outlived their Usefulness

Posted on August 5, 2019 by decisionmanagementcommunity

This LinkedIn article “How Traditional Rules Engines Stifle Innovation” states: “AI and advanced analytics are key to life insurance innovation. While the industry tries to make use of these technologies, the insurance application continues to play a central role in … Continue reading →

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Moving Drools toward a polyglot world

Posted on March 15, 2019 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Mario Fusco, the project lead of highly popular Red Hat open source BRMS Drools, describes “how they are changing Drools to make it part of the cloud and serverless revolution”. “Our main goal was to make the core of the … Continue reading →

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Roadblocks to Rules Engines

Posted on March 7, 2019 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Carol-Ann Berlioz from Sparling Logic lists several roadblocks to decision management systems or rules engines as they are still often called. And she also lists great benefits of using them: Link

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Lifetime Achievement Award in Decision Management goes to Dr. Charles Forgy

Posted on September 19, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

The first Lifetime Achievement Award in Decision Management goes to Dr. Charles Forgy, the father of rule engines! It was just announced at DecisionCAMP-2018 – see the presentation. Congratulations and a big THANK YOU to Dr. Forgy from all members of … Continue reading →

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Rules Engines are not a silver bullet for underwriting….

Posted on May 12, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

This is the name of just published Gail Jones’s article. “Rules engine are often seen as a silver bullet solution for Underwriting. They promise fast and consistent decisions at point of sale with increased efficiency and consistency. Coupled with the … Continue reading →

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