Organizations that seek to improve their workflows through exciting new technology like automation need to first achieve a level of formality in their policies and decision-making processes. This is where business rules and a system for defining, implementing, and managing them come into play. That system is known as a business rules management system (BRMS). In this guide to BRMS we will cover:
- What are business rules?
- What is a business rules management system (BRMS)?
- Key components of a business rules management system
- Benefits of a BRMS
- How BRMS can be used alongside BPM
What are business rules?
Business rules are directives that define and/or constrain an organization’s business activities. Business rules are important because they specify an organization’s objectives and provide guidelines on how processes will be performed. Many organizations have informal and undocumented business rules. In these organizations, employees know what they are supposed to do and do it according to their ingrained understanding of their job functions.Undocumented business rules, however, lead to inefficiencies and inconsistencies across an organization’s processes. Business rules management is a method for formally defining how an organization’s business processes are performed. With business rules management, business objectives and processes are known by all members of an organization. This allows organizations to scale their operations while providing employees with an efficient level of autonomy.
What is a business rules management system (BRMS)?
A business rules management system (BRMS) is a software solution that is used to define, deploy, execute, monitor, and manage business rules and decision logic. With a BRMS, business rules and decision-making are automated across an organization’s business processes. A BRMS can distinguish relationships between various business rules and associate rules with technological solutions that perform the required functions.Business rules management systems have broad use scenarios across industries. Organizations that can benefit from a BRMS include:
