Knowledge Automation

Praise for Knowledge AutomationHow to Implement Decision Management in Business ProcessesWith this book, Alan has written a practical and straightforward guide to using the Decision Requirements Analysis approach . . . [and] shows how the approach helps at every stage of projects, from discovery to implementation. If you plan to analyze and model decisions, and you should, this book will show you how to do so. I feel strongly that this is the best approach for modeling decisions out there.--From the Foreword by James Taylor, CEO and Principal Consultant, Decision Management SolutionsIncrease profits and lower risks with the solid decision management methodology found in Knowledge AutomationRevealing a simple but comprehensive methodology for decision management projects--which use business rules and predictive analytics to optimize and automate small, high-volume business decisions--Knowledge Automation introduces Decision Requirements Analysis (DRA), a new method you can employ in any IT project to implement decision management.A true nontechnical how-to guide, Knowledge Automation presents the nuts and bolts for implementation of:* All the stages in automating business processes, from business process modeling down to the implementation of decision services* Business rules and predictive analytics to optimize and automate small, high-volume business decisions* A simple top-down method for defining decision requirements and representing them in a single diagram* Clear requirements to allow decision management projects to be run with reduced risk and increased profitKnowledge automation projects need careful management if they are to be successful. Improve your automated business decisions. Streamline the analysis and design of your business's decision management systems. Do it all with Knowledge Automation.