Business rules lead an interesting life. From a project perspective, they are ‘discovered’ during business analysis and ‘implemented’ in a system. But their lifecycle really begins much earlier – that is, when they first become known to the business (e.g., when legislation is enacted, regulations are imposed, etc.). In addition, their lifecycle doesn’t end once the system is implemented.  For a rule, that’s just when things get interesting, with the rule being applied on a daily basis, changed as time goes on, and, finally, being ‘retired’ when no longer needed.

With such an active lifecycle, how best to manage the rules and ensure that they are changed when and where they need to be? The key is traceability – knowing where a rule came from and where it is implemented. This interactive session discusses what you need to know to be able to perform impact analysis of your rules.

What you will learn:

• Which stages of a rule’s life are important
• What traceability means
• How traceability supports impact analysis

Learning Objectives:

• To learn about rules and their lifecycle
• To better understand how to manage business rules
• To understand how traceability supports transparency and compliance