Smart Enough Systems

“This is a good survey book of the subject of smart systems and many related fields. If you want to understand what they are and why you should care (and you should), read this book.”

Charlie Lewis, Air Products and Chemicals, Global IT Chief Architect and Innovation Champion, Instructor Pennsylvania State University

“Even though Business Rules has around as a discipline and a methodology for many years, it is a field that is poorly understood by management. Because Business Rules is dominated by technologists and a confusing mix of data modeling and artificial intelligence, managers and executives struggle with the benefits and necessity. “Smart (Enough) Systems” overcomes the jargon and hype of business rules by reframing the challenge as the strategic necessity to control decisions.

“A masterful presentation of an important new idea, Enterprise Decision Management (EDM). Like BPM, EDM is destined to provide a focal point where business minds and IT engineers can find common and very fertile ground to plan for success.
As the authors say, the business rule approach has evolved and proven itself convincingly over the last decade. With Enterprise Decision Management (EDM), business rules finally have a compelling architectural voice and clear business motivation. EDM essentially turns the world inside out. The book shows in highly pragmatic fashion that seemingly the most mundane thing in operational business - everyday operational decisions - are actually key to success in today’s vastly altered business and computing landscape.

“This book is an excellent introduction to Enterprise Decision Management. It is sufficiently detailed to help choose which decisions are ripe of automation and to develop the rule sets for them. It explains how EDM fits in the organization and how to interface with existing IT systems. Most sections have brief real-world examples that help with understanding.