{"product_id":"knowledge-automation-hardcover-1","title":"Knowledge Automation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan N. Fish\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA proven decision management methodology for increased profits and lowered risks\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnowledge Automation: How to Implement Decision Management in Business Processes\u003c\/i\u003e describes a simple but comprehensive methodology for decision management projects, which use business rules and predictive analytics to optimize and automate small, high-volume business decisions. It includes Decision Requirements Analysis (DRA), a new method for taking the crucial first step in any IT project to implement decision management: defining a set of business decisions and identifying all the information--business knowledge and data--required to make those decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes all the stages in automating business processes, from business process modeling down to the implementation of decision services\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses how to use business rules and predictive analytics to optimize and automate small, high-volume business decisions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProposes a simple \"top-down\" method for defining decision requirements and representing them in a single diagram\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how clear requirements can allow decision management projects to be run with reduced risk and increased profit\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNontechnical and accessible, \u003ci\u003eKnowledge Automation\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how DRA is destined to become a standard technique in the business analysis and project management toolbox.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKNOWLEDGE AUTOMATION How to Implement Decision Management in Business Processes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganizations are constantly searching for ways to make their business processes more effective, less costly, and more agile, with strategies increasingly involving three technologies: \u003ci\u003edecision management\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ebusiness process management systems\u003c\/i\u003e (BPMS); and \u003ci\u003eservice-oriented architectures\u003c\/i\u003e (SOA). Providing a methodology that allows companies to create a simple and clear approach for defining business decision needs, \u003ci\u003eKnowledge Automation\u003c\/i\u003e is your one-stop how-to guide to understanding the intersection of these technologies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharing his twenty-five years of\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e decision management experience, author and renowned industry expert Alan Fish presents a pragmatic and straightforward guide to help CFOs, CIOs, and technology managers use business rules and predictive analytics to optimize and automate small, high-volume business decisions. It describes Decision Requirements Analysis (DRA), a new, quick, and simple-to-use method for defining a set of business decisions and identifying all the information--business knowledge and data--required to make those decisions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining the levels of a knowledge automation project, from the very top--the motivating business strategy--down to the techniques used to implement business knowledge in decision services, \u003ci\u003eKnowledge Automation\u003c\/i\u003e is your ultimate nontechnical guide to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow business processes can be redesigned to automate operational decision-making through the use of BPMS\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe most important technologies used for encapsulating business knowledge in decision services\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe principles of DRA and the Decision Requirements Diagram (DRD)--and how to run a structured workshop resulting in the creation of an automation-scoping document\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUsing the DRD structure to scope, estimate, plan, and manage a project to implement a set of decision services\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring a simple method destined to become a standard technique in the business analysis and project management toolbox, \u003ci\u003eKnowledge Automation\u003c\/i\u003e explains how decisioning requirements can be represented in a single diagram and how the results of this analysis can be used to estimate delivery costs, manage projects efficiently, and facilitate system design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKNOWLEDGE AUTOMATION\u003c\/b\u003e How to Implement Decision Management in Business Processes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganizations are constantly searching for ways to make their business processes more effective, less costly, and more agile, with strategies increasingly involving three technologies: \u003ci\u003edecision management\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ebusiness process management systems\u003c\/i\u003e (BPMS); and \u003ci\u003eservice-oriented architectures\u003c\/i\u003e (SOA). Providing a methodology that allows companies to create a simple and clear approach for defining business decision needs, \u003ci\u003eKnowledge Automation\u003c\/i\u003e is your one-stop how-to guide to understanding the intersection of these technologies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharing his twenty-five years of decision management experience, author and renowned industry expert Alan Fish presents a pragmatic and straightforward guide to help CFOs, CIOs, and technology managers use business rules and predictive analytics to optimize and automate small, high-volume business decisions. It describes Decision Requirements Analysis (DRA), a new, quick, and simple-to-use method for defining a set of business decisions and identifying all the information--business knowledge and data--required to make those decisions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining the levels of a knowledge automation project, from the very top--the motivating business strategy--down to the techniques used to implement business knowledge in decision services, \u003ci\u003eKnowledge Automation\u003c\/i\u003e is your ultimate nontechnical guide to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow business processes can be redesigned to automate operational decision-making through the use of BPMS\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe most important technologies used for encapsulating business knowledge in decision services\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe principles of DRA and the Decision Requirements Diagram (DRD)--and how to run a structured workshop resulting in the creation of an automation-scoping document\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUsing the DRD structure to scope, estimate, plan, and manage a project to implement a set of decision services\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring a simple method destined to become a standard technique in the business analysis and project management toolbox, \u003ci\u003eKnowledge Automation\u003c\/i\u003e explains how decisioning requirements can be represented in a single diagram and how the results of this analysis can be used to estimate delivery costs, manage projects efficiently, and facilitate system design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALAN N. FISH\u003c\/b\u003e is Principal Consultant in Decision Solutions with FICO: the leader in Decision Management. He is an authority in the use of business rules for decision management with innovations including new methodologies for decision service analysis, design, and development, in particular the technique of Decision Requirements Analysis (DRA). He has over twenty-five years of experience in implementing decision-making systems and has been responsible for many significant IT projects at the forefront of current technology. He has published numerous papers covering such diverse topics as rule-based systems, multi-agent systems, human factors, robotics, and process management.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9.25 x 6.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47201571864825,"sku":"9781118094761","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Ty9SbHV5UHlOOExYNVlOeUVheXR5QT09_272e3598-db06-47d9-8691-4e50e2d36338.webp?v=1767986438","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/knowledge-automation-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}