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Comment on Mentoring, Consulting, or Outsourcing? by Robert Ahmed

Robert Ahmed — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:38:17 +0000

outsourcing is really necessary specially if you want to cut the cost of production.;’.

Comment on NIEM Content in an OASIS EDXL-DE (Recorded Live Demonstration) by zibin yang

zibin yang — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:20:18 +0000

Interested in seeing the demo. somehow the link doesn’t work for me.

Comment on Using NIEM IEPDs to Document Federated Use of XML Standards by grandpah

grandpah — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:23:22 +0000

We will see if I can make it. Not sure though.

Comment on Using NIEM IEPDs to Document Federated Use of XML Standards by Donna Roy

Donna Roy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:50:15 +0000

So, you have in such a short time, found the true strength in NIEM. I am encouraged that a seasoned veteran of previous efforts has found NIEM and its IEPD methdology so valuable. Statements such as these make my job of NIEM Evangelist so much easier, and provide the energy to keep me moving forward. Looking foward to meeting you at the NIEM National Training Event now that you are such a fan! -d

Comment on Tweeting NIEM, the IRS, and the Bible by Martha Hill

Martha Hill — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:56:43 +0000

You might also want to visit the IJIS Institute NIEM postings on govloop.com. Its a great site for connecting with the government community.

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Comment on BPR and Requirements Development Process Definition by grandpah

grandpah — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:32:47 +0000

Virginia DMV is using the ICONIX Process for Design. They have added a few twists that allow for collaborative design between DMV and its development vendor. This is actually exiting stuff. And yes, by using the Enterprise Architect tool we are able to identify relationships and sequencing of rules in the model. It will be interesting to see what the longer term implementation results are as well. As a contractor, I do not see any of the vendor proposals for the new system, but I expect that they all have something similar to ilog. It is going to be fun.

Comment on BPR and Requirements Development Process Definition by grandpah

grandpah — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:22:40 +0000

Actually, you may be of tremendous help here. I will research your link. We do of course, find business rules. We also have a separate process reviewing/discovering the more detailed business rules that are embedded in legacy system code and tables. The difference in granularity between BPR level rules and code level rules can be an issue. Still, in the long run, a rule is just another form of requirement that needs to be traced to applicable business processes.

Comment on BPR and Requirements Development Process Definition by Mel

Mel — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:17:33 +0000

As you go through Business Process and requirements gathering and analysis you will also find business rules. Do you use any methodology to capture the rules?
Do you use ICONIX too? Can you keep track of relationships and sequence between rules?
I found the following Agile Business Rule Development could, http://www.ilog.com/brms/media/ABRD/ which could be helpful in your situation.