About the Author

Ronald G. Ross

Ronald G. Ross is recognized internationally as the ‘father of business rules.' He is Co-Founder and Principal of Business Rule Solutions, LLC, where he is active in consulting services, publications, the Proteus® methodology, and RuleSpeak®. Mr. Ross serves as Executive Editor of BRCommunity.com and as Chair of the Business Rules Forum Conference. He is the author of nine professional books, most recently Building Business Solutions: Business Analysis with Business Rules (2011). Mr. Ross speaks and gives popular public seminars across the globe. His blog: http://www.ronross.info/blog/

Business Rule Concepts:

Getting to the Point of Knowledge (Third Edition)

By Ronald G. Ross

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What Business Rules Are About

The 3rd edition of Ron Ross's popular handbook, Business Rule Concepts - Getting to the Point of Knowledge, was released in August 2009.

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• Building Business Solutions: Business Analysis with Business Rules
• Business Rule Concepts: Getting to the Point of Knowledge (Third Edition)
• Principles of the Business Rules Approach

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