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“The data warehouse and business intelligence industry has been struggling for two decades to figure out how to deliver compelling business value. What we see is a return to our roots of figuring out how to help organizations leverage data and analytics to make better decisions. James and Neil outline what companies need to do [...]

“Very thought provoking! After spending 10 years in the business rules space, Smart (Enough) Systems takes EDM to a new level for me.  This book is a blue print to creating systems that are in tune with the customer and their needs.  Real time decisions that are consistent, accurate and specific to the situation would [...]

“This is a good survey book of the subject of smart systems and many related fields. If you want to understand what they are and why you should care (and you should), read this book.”
Charlie Lewis, Air Products and Chemicals, Global IT Chief Architect and Innovation Champion, Instructor Pennsylvania State University

“A masterful presentation of an important new idea, Enterprise Decision Management (EDM). Like BPM, EDM is destined to provide a focal point where business minds and IT engineers can find common and very fertile ground to plan for success. As the authors say, the business rule approach has evolved and proven itself convincingly over the [...]

“This book is an excellent introduction to Enterprise Decision Management. It is sufficiently detailed to help choose which decisions are ripe of automation and to develop the rule sets for them. It explains how EDM fits in the organization and how to interface with existing IT systems. Most sections have brief real-world examples that help [...]

“The book is more than a primer and handbook, it is an instruction manual that can be used collaboratively by both sides of the organization. The business-oriented sections of the book justify and explain the need for the technical requirements, which ought to make for constructive leadership and better decisions that are understood throughout the [...]