If you tell someone that you have to implement S1000D into your project or organization, one of the very first pieces of advice you will get will be: “Don’t forget to define business rules! They are one of the most important, if not the most important, steps while implementing the S1000D.” I thought so myself… Read more What is more important, or what comes first – business rules or implementation?
In this post, our Business Rules trainer Victoria Ichizli-Bartels will point out for what types of business rules documentation you can use the new brdoc data module Schema defined in the S1000D® Issue 4.2. In the previous post titled “Bitesize Business Rules: read-me chapters for Business Rules concept in S1000D® issue 4.2”, I highlighted what to read… Read more What is the new brdoc Schema in the S1000D® Issue 4.2 is good for?
In this post, our Business Rules trainer Victoria Ichizli-Bartels will point out what you need to read first when developing and using business rules defined by the S1000D® in general and Issue 4.2 in particular. Here is how the S1000D® Issue 4.2 outlined the highlights of business rules in the e-mail announcing the Issue 4.2 release: Introduction… Read more Bitesize Business Rules: read-me chapters for Business Rules concept in S1000D® issue 4.2
Business processes are one of those terms, to which many of us would nod and say, “Oh yes, yes, I know what that is,” but when asked for a definition, we search for words without knowing what exactly to say. However, business processes do deserve special attention when raising the topic of the business rules.… Read more Business Processes Are Not Just a Category of the S1000D Business Rules
In this post our Business Rules trainer Victoria Ichizli-Bartels will discuss why paying attention to details is important while defining business rules. In the previous articles of the Bitesize series on Business Rules, especially in the one on why you need to be in control of your busines rules we pointed out how important it is to have… Read more Take care of small things and the big things will take care of themselves
“I’m not talking about business rules! We first need to sign a contract with our supplier.” This statement or one of its many possible variants is given often when I talk about the importance of business rules. And recently I understood why. The challenge lies less in the understanding that certain parts of the contracts… Read more Definition starts long before signing a contract
A couple of weeks ago, German news were concentrating on the public fight between Volkswagen and its subcontractors. Two of the latter have refused delivering unique parts for the Volkswagen cars. It all started with covers for Golf’s seats, and short time later followed by a unique spare part for the Golf’s gearbox. The state… Read more Why you need to be in control of your business rules
If you work with S1000D, then you will hear about Business Rules on the first day of your acquaintance with the Specification. You might hear about them on the second, third or fourth day when you deal with Information Technology in a more broad sense. The same might happen to you if you are in… Read more Introducing Bitesize business rules
