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Krayna Lauer United Kingdom

Not sure if anyone can help me.
I am looking to develop an app to help a software company with project management. I am starting with the business rules but lacking clarity on how to specify their current methods into clear rules. Any ideas or suggestions please?

Posted: Mar 8, 2022 4:02 AM

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Stéphane Parent Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker Prince Edward Island, Canada

You might be better served on a business analysis forum, Krayna.

They should be be able to suggest business rules modelling methodologies and tools appropriate for your needs. (I've worked with inRule a few decades ago. It's a bit expensive for anything but enterprise-level projects.)

Posted: Mar 8, 2022 2:06 PM

Elena Sandoval

Hi, I would start first understanding the vision and goals of business strategies and approaches. Then, mapping their governance processes aligned with their organizational structure.

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Mar 09, 2022 11:50 AM

Stéphane Parent

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Business rules are different than business processes. The former is about what you have to decide upon (for example, can the client be approved for the loan?). The latter is about what actions you take (for example, forward the loan request to the branch manager).

Posted: Mar 9, 2022 6:34 AM

Abolfazl Yousefi Darestani Manager, Quality and Continuous Improvement| Hörmann-TNR Industrial Doors Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

You should consult with some of those prospect customers, i.e. software companies and evaluate their needs. Then think of PM standard requirements.

Posted: Mar 9, 2022 8:05 AM

Stéphane Parent Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker Prince Edward Island, Canada

Mar 09, 2022 6:34 AM

Replying to Elena Sandoval

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Hi, I would start first understanding the vision and goals of business strategies and approaches. Then, mapping their governance processes aligned with their organizational structure.

Posted: Mar 9, 2022 11:50 AM

Keith Novak Tukwila, Wa, United States

I would start with benchmarking. Government agencies often have rules for project governance. Use those as a starting point. While they often have many extra layers of bureaucracy, at least they provide a starting point for general categories and are helpful to ensure you didn't forget something big. That's going to be easier than a top-down or bottom-up requirements generation effort, especially for someone who has not done something similar before.

Posted: Mar 9, 2022 12:11 PM

Thomas Walenta Global Project Economy Expert Hackenheim, Germany

Krayna,

my understanding of business rules for project management would be a kind of PM policy including governance which includes statements like

- we define a project as of a minimum duration of xx weeks and a budget higher than yy
- each project needs a named sponsor and PM (accepting the roles & responsibilities defined later)
- each project starts with a business case approved by xxx and a charter indicating its existence, it concludes with a performance report
- a PMO gathers project data and presents a projects dashboard on a monthly basis
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This policy would align the project language in the company and guardrail any processes and methods

Good luck (if you send me your ideas I am willing to give you feedback) - use my inbox here.

Thomas

Posted: Mar 9, 2022 1:49 PM

Sergio Luis Conte Helping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based Organizations Buenos Aires, Argentina

Indeed Ronald Ross is a must read regarding business rules.

Posted: Mar 9, 2022 3:09 PM

John Wenmeekers Founder / Owner| AEC Jette, Belgium

Agreed completely: Ronald Ross and Gladys Lam are must read resources for that.

Posted: Mar 9, 2022 8:00 PM

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