The business rules approach to application development represents a major evolution in software engineering and promises to be the most practical and desirable way to build systems. As a result, developers are in need of a how-to guide for implementing business rules in practice. Barbara von Halle fills this niche in the literature by providing a pragmatic introduction to the techniques and guidelines necessary for assembling systems using a business rules approach. Building on familiar methodologies such as structured systems analysis, information engineering, and object orientation, you will be able to easily add a business rules approach to existing practices.

Offering you the steps and techniques to fit your specific needs, this innovative book discusses:

• Business rule basics, concepts, and methodologies
• Getting started on and planning a business rule project
• Initial requirements, rules, and data
• Analyzing data, rules, and processes to guarantee that they are all of high quality
• Implementing business rules systems using commercial-service—oriented and data-change—oriented rules products
• Introducing a Rule Track into a systems development methodology

The companion Web site at

wiley.com/compbooks/vonhalle/ includes:

• White papers on related topics
• Case study descriptions and vendor solutions
• Updates on business rule concepts and tools
• Links to other resources

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