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Book review for the British Computer Society

January 21, 2008

Ian Graham of Trireme reviewed Smart (enough) Systems for the British Computer Society’s magazine IT Now. You can read the online review here.

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Book excerpted in BI Journal

January 21, 2008

For those of you who get TDWI‘s BI Journal, the most recent issue has an except from Smart (Enough) Systems titled “Inside Enterprise Decision Management“

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Book to be translated into Russian!

December 17, 2007

Just heard that Symbol-Plus Publishing of St. Petersburg will be translating Smart (Enough) Systems into Russian. Interesting…

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Book reviews on Dr Dobb’s Journal

December 17, 2007

Scott Ambler reviewed the book on Dr Dobbs’ Journal today – Dr. Dobb’s Agile Newsletter 12/07.

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Cyril Brookes discusses the book

December 12, 2007

My friend Cyril Brookes published a Q&A about the book here – Memo to Business Analysts: A Compelling Treatise on Why and How Businesses should Automate Decisions. Enjoy.

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A curious reader asks…

December 7, 2007

One of my favorite things to do on my blog is respond to questions from readers. To make it easy to find these going forward I have added a new category – Reader Questions. Email me (james at smartenoughsystems.com) if you have a question you’d like me to answer on the blog. Anyway, this week [...]

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Book discounted on amazon.com

November 19, 2007

I just noticed that amazon.com is discounting the book so, if you (or your friends) don’t own a copy, now would be a great time to buy one. You can buy it here for just $41.00!

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Smart (Enough) Systems discussion on the Requirements Network

November 8, 2007

Dave Wright and Scott Ambler have started a discussion about the book over on the Requirements Network – check out this topic (registration required) if you want to join in.

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Book review on Intelligent Enterprise

November 7, 2007

Sandy Kemsley posted her review of Smart (Enough) Systems to the Intelligent Enterprise blog – Smart Enough Systems: Change Rules, Not Processes

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Book Excerpt in SOA Magazine

November 6, 2007

The book was excerpted for Thomas Erl’s SOA Magazine – Smart Enough for SOA: Incorporating Enterprise Decision Management into Service Design

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Interesting discussion of Decision Management available

October 31, 2007

I participated in recording this Business Decision Management roundtable with some folks for Brainstorm Group and I highly recommend it.
Enjoy

Technorati Tags: business decision management, business rules, decision management, EDM, enterprise decision management, predictive analytics, Brainstorm

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Book Reviewed on Column2

October 26, 2007

Sandy Kemsley, a well known BPM blogger, reviewed the book over on Column2 – Smart Enough Systems.

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James interviewed on eStrata blog

October 17, 2007

James was interviewed about Smart (Enough) Systems over on eStrata’s Multichannel Musings blog by Don Obregon – Making Smart (Enough) Decisions

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Book Cited by Steve Miller in DM Review

September 27, 2007

The book was cited by Steve Miller in his DM Review column “Super Crunchers – Lessons for BI Learned and Confirmed.” Steve described the book as providing “painstaking detail on how to use analytics, decision rules and optimization techniques to automate routine decisions”.
Technorati Tags: analytics, Business Intelligence, Decision Management, DM Review, Smart (Enough) Systems, [...]

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James Interviewed and Book Excerpted on InfoQ

September 19, 2007

Jean-Jacque Dubray interviewed James for InfoQ and the site carried an excerpt of Chapter 10 – Book Excerpt and Review: Smart (Enough) Systems

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Book cited by Doug Henschen in Intelligent Enterprise

September 17, 2007

In his blog post “Process, Prediction and Icahn’s Interest in BEA“, Doug Henschen cited Smart (Enough) Systems as a “cogent” look at how analytics need to get in synch with real-time operational decision-making.
Technorati Tags: BPM, business process management, Doug Henschen, Intelligent Enterprise, operational decisions, real-time, Smart (Enough) Systems, smartenoughsystems, predictive analytics

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Book review on KD Nuggets

September 12, 2007

KD Nuggets, an online newsletter for data mining and related topics, published Joe McKendrick’s review of Smart (Enough) Systems here.
Technorati Tags: ebizQ, KD Nuggets, Smart (Enough) Systems, smartenoughsystems, data mining

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Book cited in an article on the ROI of business rules

September 4, 2007

Ron Ross, who wrote a testimonial for the book, cited the book in his article The Value of Decisions: New Ideas on the ROI of Business Rules for Business Rules Journal, Vol. 8, No. 9 (Sep. 2007).

Technorati Tags: Business Rules, Business Rules Journal, EDM, Enterprise Decision Management, Ron Ross, Smart (Enough) Systems, smartenoughsystems

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The Need for Smart Enough Systems (Part 3)

September 4, 2007

An extract from the book was published as “The Need for Smart Enough Systems (Part 3)” for Business Rules Journal, Vol. 8, No. 9 (September 2007)

Technorati Tags: Business Rules, Business Rules Journal, EDM, Enterprise Decision Management, James Taylor, Neil Raden, Smart (Enough) Systems, smartenoughsystems

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Book Cited by Cindi Howson

August 29, 2007

Cindi Howson cited Smart (Enough) Systems in her blog posts “Of BI, Crème Brulee and Chocolate Mousse” on Intelligent Enterprise and her own site.
Technorati Tags: Business Intelligence, Smart (Enough) Systems, smartenoughsystems

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