IBM Launches Decision Composer on Bluemix

Posted on March 31, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Read this announcement of March 29, 2017: “IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new, experimental capability on Bluemix, IBM’s Cloud platform, which gives developers of varying skill sets the ability to create apps that can instantly personalize a user’s experience – without the need to write complicated code.  The new service, IBM Decision Composer, helps developers to graphically model the data and logic which drives and shapes decisions within an app.” 
IBM says “Decision Composer is inspired by the Decision Model and Notation standard (DMN), which is specifically devoted to describing and modeling repeatable decisions.” Watch this video that explains how it’s actually done with an Eclipse Plugin.

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DecisionCAMP Lined Up for Success in London on July 13-14

Posted on March 30, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

DecisionCAMP-2017, sponsored by DMCommunity.org, just announced a great lineup of presenters including leading decision management authorities, book authors, vendors, and practitioners:
Presenters        Program      Schedule

A special pre-conference event “All About DMN” have been added on July 12. Registration fee is only £50. Additional  £50 will cover the Conference dinner that will take place on 13th July 2017, at the Royal Society, located at 6-9 Carlton House Terrace.

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Retrograde Analysis and Decision Modeling

Posted on March 27, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

The retrograde analysis was introduced by the famous Prof. Raymond Smullyan using chess as an example when you think backward from the position, rather than forward. Similar analysis can be successfully used for business decision modeling when we know the results of already made decisions but want to understand what business logic led decision makers (or a rule engine) to these decisions. Read more in this post by Jacob Feldman.

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A New Music Album from DMN Guru Alan Fish

Posted on March 25, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

AlanFishMusicYou can listen a new music album written by Alan Fish, one of the creators of the DMN standard. You may meet Alan in July at DecisionCAMP-2017 where he will present the latest news in the DMN 1.2 and will discuss the use of Business Knowledge Models (BKMs) in DMN-based decision models.

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DMN 1.1 XML: from Modeling to Automation

Posted on March 25, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Thierry Biard summarized his experience with DMN Interchange Format in this article. He analyzes DMN 1.1 XML implementations provided by Signavio Decision Manager and Drools 7.0 from the MDA (Model Driven Architecture) perspective.

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Andrew Ng is Leaving Baidu

Posted on March 22, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Andrew Ng, a leading figure in the world of artificial intelligence, is leaving his post as chief scientist at China’s Baidu and says he wants to find ways of advancing AI beyond the technology world. Here is his own statement.

Ng is known for playing a leading role in formulating the AI strategy of both Baidu and Google. He says is leaving the Chinese company on good terms and simply wants to find a new challenge. “I’ve decided to step away from this role while everything is going well and look at some other things,” he told MIT Technology Review. Read more

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Neil Raden: I think it’s time to disband IT

Posted on March 18, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Neil Raden posted this comment to the LinkedIn article “Business is from Mars and IT from Venus“: I believe the term “the business” is a trope that was developed by IT specifically to create distance between themselves and the rest of an organization. If you go to anyone in an organization not in IT and ask them what they do, I can guarantee not one will say, “Oh, I’m the business.” Personally, I think it’s time to disband IT and distribute its functions to various departments the same way sales, marketing, R&D, etc are.

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Tim Burners-Lee Concerns about the Web’s Future

Posted on March 16, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

It’s been 28 years since Tim Berners-Lee submitted his proposal for the worldwide web. Now he has three major concerns over the state of the web. Read More

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Decision Management Solutions is our New Sponsor

Posted on March 10, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

DMS_logo_smallDMCommunity.org welcomes a new premium sponsor Decision Management Solutions (DMS). Led by James Taylor, a well-known expert in the field of Decision Management and the decision modeling, DMS helps organizations harness data-driven decision making by applying analytics, business rules and associated technologies. DMS is a co-submitter of the Decision Model Notation (DMN) standard and a contributor to the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK) sections on decision modeling. Read more about DMS here. See all current sponsors and sponsorship benefits here.

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Challenge March-2017: Online Dating Services

Posted on March 6, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

OnlineDatingHeartsDear Business Rules Vendors and Consultants!
Consider the following situation. You have been approached by an online dating service that wants to use a rules engine to improve its process for matching people. A brief explanation of “business logic” behind their online dating services is described at our March-2017 Challenge. You need to build a working prototype to win their business. If you can do it, prepare and submit your solution ASAP. The winner should be determined by April 30.

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