Category Archives: BI


Business Agility Primer: Requesting your help for AN idea…

January 8, 2007 – 5:01 pm

I had posted a while back on the “Business Agility Primer” - I’d promised that I want to get it done and over with by 15th Jan… So, I have been preparing a lot of material, etc. for the primer series - things like the capabilities of BRE / BRMS, BPM, ESB, BI, ECM / […]

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Architecting an Agile Solution using BPM, BRE / BRMS, and BI: A simple primer for the newcomer

December 13, 2006 – 5:18 pm

I’ve been reading a lot of articles / series of articles from a lot of people in recent weeks focusing on what agility means, what are the types of business rules, what decision automation means, and how to find out if you are ready for becoming agile in some way or the other, the business […]

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Why are Business Rules Management Systems considered ONLY server-side, and not client-side, technology?

December 13, 2006 – 1:29 pm

One of the things I’ve noticed is that most people assume that BPM, BI, and BRMS technologies are essentially “server-side” technologies. Something in the term “business” seems to be conjuring up visions of multi-processor server boxes linked to a SAN with huge databases operating on RAIDs somewhere in that mix…
I’ve been continuously surprised by […]

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Delivering a first-class service…

December 12, 2006 – 3:59 pm

I came across the text of the speech given by Richard Ward, the CEO of Lloyds on improving customer service processes…. interesting read about what customers want, what they are getting, and how to bridge the gap.
What are Lloyd’s customers saying they need from insurance companies?
“The key areas customers want us to improve remain: speed […]

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Requirements gathering with use-cases…

December 11, 2006 – 5:36 pm

Came across the “Where to start with use cases” blog post by Seilevel - it talks about how to decompose a proposed IT system into manageable chunks [process decomposition] that can be given off to the architects / leads / programmers for further development.
This post by Kushal on the problems with too much process decomposition […]

By Vish Desai | Also posted in BRMS, BRE, Business Rules, Business Rules Engines, Business Rules Management Systems, Business Automation, Business Process Management, Business Intelligence, BPM, Requirements, Use cases | Comments (4)

What an experience? Customer retention in the banking industry…

December 7, 2006 – 2:03 pm

Came across Katherine’s article, “What an Experience“, on the financetech.com website - she talks about BAI’s research project on how banks can attract and retain customers in a world where financial services are increasingly becoming commoditized.
What caught my eye is this…
“Customers want more when it comes to branch staff knowledge, including knowledge of the customers’ […]

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Strategic Shifts in Global Financial Services Institutions - can business rules help the poor CxO??

December 1, 2006 – 4:42 pm

The Tower Group is releasing a series of new reports identifying the top trends impacting core sectors of global financial services industry in 2007. I came across an article titled “Three Major Strategic Shifts to Drive Global Financial Services Institutions in the Future” about this on the FinanceTech website…
So what is the Tower Group saying […]

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