RuleSpeak^®

Definition: RuleSpeak® is a set of guidelines for expressing business rules in concise, business-friendly fashion. It is not a language or syntax per se, but rather a set of best practices for speakers of English.

Purpose:

• To bring greater clarity and consistency in communicating rules, whether among business people or as requirements for IT.

• To capture, express and retain decision criteria and business know-how effectively.

Origin: RuleSpeak for English has been developed by Ronald G. Ross starting in 1996. It has been applied to hundreds of projects since that time by Business Rule Solutions, LLC (BRS). Versions of RuleSpeak have been available on the BRS website since the late 1990s.

Standardization: RuleSpeak was one of three reference notations used in the creation of the standard Semantics for Business Vocabulary and Business Rules (SBVR) published by the Object Management Group (OMG) in 2007. It is fully consistent with that standard.

Translation:

• Spanish (2007) - Led by Antonio Catala, TheAnonymousArchitect

• Dutch (2009) - Led by Silvie Spreeuwenberg, RuleArts, LLC

• German (2009) - Led by Juergen Pitschke, BCS - Dr. Juergen Pitschke

RuleSpeak is a registered trademark of Business Rule Solutions, LLC

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RuleSpeak Partners

Approved RuleSpeak partners for English include:

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More Background

To learn more about the projects and standards based on RuleSpeak, we invite you to explore these additional resources:

• Business Rules Manifesto

RuleSpeak Events

• Business Rules and Decision Analysis Masterclass
  Apr 11-12, 2013, London, UK
  Presented by IRM-UK

• Business Rule Analysis: Practitioner MasterClass Series
  Apr 23-25, 2013 (Online Seminar)
  Presented by AttainingEdge

• Decision Analysis and Decision Tables: All About Modeling Decisions NEW COURSE
  May 22-23, 2013 (Online Seminar)
  Presented by AttainingEdge

• Business Analysis with Business Rules: From Strategy to Requirements
  June 4-6, 2013 (Online Seminar)
  Presented by AttainingEdge

• 16th International Business Rules Forum
  Nov 11-15, 2013
  Las Vegas, NV
  Organized by Rising Media

• Building Business Capability
  Nov 11-15, 2013
  Las Vegas, NV
  Organized by Rising Media

• 4th World Congress on Decision Tables
  Nov 2013
  Las Vegas, NV
  Organized by Rising Media