Spotting Perfect Art Forgeries

Posted on June 18, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

The Guardian published an article “How to spot a perfect fake: the world’s top art forgery detective“. Forgeries have got so good – and so costly – that Sotheby’s has brought in its own in-house fraud-busting expert. One expert said: “Forgeries are hurting the art market – but I’d buy ones this good”.

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A Practitioner’s Review of DMN 1.2

Posted on June 15, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Jan Purchase, a well-known DM practitioner and co-author of “Real-World Decision Modeling with DMN“, reviewed new features of the upcoming DMN Release 1.2. Which features will be genuinely useful and which are still missing? Read Jan’s article.

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Why aren’t companies achieving their digital transformation goals?

Posted on June 8, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Alan Trefler, Pegasystems: “I have the privilege of talking with many of the world’s largest and most successful companies about critical digital transformation projects, and I hear some common themes that even the most advanced organizations find challenging — good ideas aren’t fully realized, “quick win” projects become drawn out – and even abandoned – or technology doesn’t generate the intended results. Why? Here are some common issues: 1) Custom coding for each channel; 2) Focusing on automating tasks instead of outcomes; 3) Creating an unintentional digital gap between the front and back office.” Read more

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How Blockchain Technology Can Save The IRS

Posted on June 8, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

The IRS plans to spend $291 million updating 140 computer systems to help it implement the new tax law and a private blockchain platform will be at the center of this transformation. “For example, when a bank or financial institutions transfers 401(k) plan funds to an IRA, the transaction can be verified and reported by the parties on a blockchain so that the IRS will have immediate access to the data.  The same technology can be employed for almost all Form 1099 related transactions, which amount to over one billion dollars a year, according to the IRS.  Likewise, a digital ledger platform could let the IRS or other government regulators audit individuals or corporations in real time, giving them instant access to financial or tax return related data.” Link

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Blockchain: a story of potential, and patience

Posted on June 5, 2018 by jacobfeldman

Today Forrester sent out this email: “Blockchain’s potential is huge, but let’s face it: the technology simply isn’t ready for your business. In 2018, blockchain projects will fall into one of three categories: 1) Pure R&D; 2) Immediate (but small-scale) business benefit ; 3) Long-term transformational potential“. Watch this complimentary webinar

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Microsoft confirms GitHub acquisition

Posted on June 4, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Microsoft is confirming the rumors that it is acquiring the software development platform GitHub are true. Microsoft has announced it is acquiring GitHub for $7.5 billion in Microsoft stock. According to GitHub, as of March 2018 it has more than 27 million developers with 80 million repositories hosted. Link

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Most GDPR emails unnecessary and some illegal, say experts

Posted on June 4, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

GDPR2Many companies, acting based on poor legal advice, a fear of fines of up to €20m and a lack of good examples to follow, have taken what they see as the safest option for hewing to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): asking customers to renew their consent for marketing communications and data processing. This Guardian’s article talks about the recent explosion of GDPR emails: “many of those requests would be needless paperwork, and some that were not would be illegal“

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Goal-Driven Approach

Posted on June 2, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

The Disciplined Agile goal-driven approach guides people through the process-related decisions that they need to make to tailor and scale agile strategies. It specifies 22 goals in total, each of which is described by a Process Goal Diagram below. In particular the goals are outcome driven, explore the domain by defining conceptual model,  glossary and business rules. It could be interesting to apply a similar goal-driven approach to DMN-based decision modeling processes. The Benefits of a Goal-Driven Approach

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What’s New in DMN 1.2

Posted on June 1, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

On June 1 Denis Gagné shared a presentation that summaries  the recent work done by the DMN Revision Task Force and what is new in DMN 1.2. Link

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The People Vs Tech

Posted on May 27, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

A new  book The People Vs Tech by Jamie Bartlett is “an enthralling account of how our fragile political system is being threatened by the digital revolution. Bartlett explains that by upholding six key pillars of democracy, we can save it before it is too late.” You may get a brief from this interview with the author.

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