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Business Agility vs. Agile in Software Development: Not Related!

by Ronald G. Ross on April 23, 2012

Business agility results when the IT aspect of change in business policies and business rules disappears into the plumbing.  All artificial (IT-based) production-freeze dates for deployment disappear and the software release cycle becomes irrelevant.  The only constraint is how long it takes business leads and Business Analysts to think through the change as thoroughly as [...]

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Not Much Luck So Far Bringing in Thoughts on Agile *Business* Governance …

by Ronald G. Ross on January 5, 2012

I’m kicking off 2012 with a couple of things I just don’t get. Here’s the third one: I haven’t been able to find anyone so far talking about agile governance. Why not?!
I recently posted this on an architecture and governance forum:
Is there such a thing as ‘agile’ governance’? What would it entail? Looking for ideas [...]

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Why Doesn’t the ‘Knowledge Management’ Community Get it?

by Ronald G. Ross on January 3, 2012

I’m kicking off 2012 with a couple of things I just don’t get. Here’s the first one: Why is it that people discussing ‘knowledge management’ seem to have so little understanding of the core know-how actually needed to run (and change) day-to-day business activity?
Core operational know-how consists of business vocabulary, business policies, and business rules. [...]

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The ‘Process’ of Business Analysis is a Great Example of a Social Process

by Ronald G. Ross on November 29, 2011

In a recent post, Jonathan ‘Kupe’ Kupersmith said:
“In manufacturing following a process step by step is a good thing. In our world [business analysis] this is not the case.  Following an A to Z process for every project is a bad thing.  Every project is different.  Different people, different risks, different priorities, etc.  You need [...]

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My New Talk and New Take on Business Architecture at BBC2011: The Architecture of Enterprise Know-How

by Ronald G. Ross on October 27, 2011

Business Architecture Summit at BBC2011 – Thurs, Nov 3, 2011 – 10:10am
I am giving a talk next week called The Architecture of Enterprise Know-How at the Building Business Capability (BBC2011) event in Florida. If you’re there, I hope you’ll come listen. I’ll be plowing new ground. We’ve done some fascinating work the past several years [...]

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The Debate Continues … Business Rules in Zachman 3.0 … and the Upcoming Business Architecture Summit at BBC2011

by Ronald G. Ross on October 20, 2011

At the Business Architecture Summit in Ft. Lauderdale (BBC2011 – Oct 31 – Nov 4) I will be joining John Zachman and Roger Burlton for one of our rabble-raising 3Amigo sessions. The session is only an hour long, so I’m sure there will be some fast talking(!).
One of the first questions I want John [...]

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Is Agile Development of Business Rules Possible? … And What Would You Call It If It Is?

by Ronald G. Ross on October 18, 2011

I’ve been exploring the meaning of ‘agile’ with respect to business rules. In our new book, we say:
“Business agility results when the IT aspect of change in business policies and business rules disappears into the plumbing. All artificial (IT-based) production freeze dates for deployment disappear and the software release cycle becomes irrelevant. The only constraint [...]

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