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The Impact of a Hidden Decision

Posted on: October 8, 2008

Business rules are often hidden in processes as hidden decisions. Once you discover that hidden decision, how do you communicate the impact of exposing and managing the decision?

Business Analysis / Business Rules / Process Flow / Process Improvement / Requirements / Requirements gathering

Hidden Business Rule Example

Posted on: September 23, 2008October 6, 2008

A business process is not just a sequence of steps. A business process is a series of decisions and actions. Some decisions are obvious and can be actively managed. Some decisions are hidden, and until you discover them, you can’t manage or improve them. Here is a real-world example of […]

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Business Rules Hidden in Use Cases

Posted on: September 3, 2007

Business rules are not requirements. Yet they are often gathered at the same time as requirements, from the same sources, by the same business analysts. And unfortunately, often documented in the same artifacts. In this article we look at some of the ways that business rules are commonly hidden inside […]

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