About the Business Rules Manifesto ~ The Business Rule Message in a Nutshell

Ronald G.  Ross
Ronald G. Ross Co-Founder & Principal, Business Rule Solutions, LLC , Executive Editor, Business Rules Journal and Co-Chair, Building Business Capability (BBC) Read Author Bio       || Read All Articles by Ronald G. Ross

I am about to write the shortest column I have ever written.  That's because something very important happened recently — the publication of the Business Rules Manifesto by the Business Rules Group.  It's short and to the point, so there's no need for much of an introduction.

In some two dozen straightforward points, the Manifesto declares independence for rules in the world of requirements.  The new role it sets forth for rules is not a pre-eminent one — just a separate and equal one.  Don't underestimate the potency of that message!  I believe the Manifesto signals nothing less than a revolution in business architecture that will radically change how people on both the business and IT sides think and act with respect to business logic.

Have a look for yourself.[1]  It's the business rule message in a nutshell (or should I say bombshell?!).  Then download it and send it on to your colleagues.  Get the word out around the world!

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[1]  The Business Rules Group, Business Rules Manifesto, 2003.  URL:  www.BusinessRulesGroup.org/BRManifesto.htmreturn to article

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Ronald G. Ross, "About the Business Rules Manifesto ~ The Business Rule Message in a Nutshell" Business Rules Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, (Jan. 2003)
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Ronald  G. Ross
Ronald G. Ross Co-Founder & Principal, Business Rule Solutions, LLC , Executive Editor, Business Rules Journal and Co-Chair, Building Business Capability (BBC)

Ronald G. Ross is Principal and Co-Founder of Business Rule Solutions, LLC, where he actively develops and applies the BRS Methodology including RuleSpeak®, DecisionSpeak and TableSpeak.

Ron is recognized internationally as the "father of business rules." He is the author of ten professional books including the groundbreaking first book on business rules The Business Rule Book in 1994. His newest are:


Ron serves as Executive Editor of BRCommunity.com and its flagship publication, Business Rules Journal. He is a sought-after speaker at conferences world-wide. More than 50,000 people have heard him speak; many more have attended his seminars and read his books.

Ron has served as Chair of the annual International Business Rules & Decisions Forum conference since 1997, now part of the Building Business Capability (BBC) conference where he serves as Co-Chair. He was a charter member of the Business Rules Group (BRG) in the 1980s, and an editor of its Business Motivation Model (BMM) standard and the Business Rules Manifesto. He is active in OMG standards development, with core involvement in SBVR.

Ron holds a BA from Rice University and an MS in information science from Illinois Institute of Technology. Find Ron's blog on http://www.brsolutions.com/category/blog/. For more information about Ron visit www.RonRoss.info. Tweets: @Ronald_G_Ross

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