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A Functional Architecture for the Elicitation, Design and Specification of Business Decisions and Business Logic

Authors:
Koen Smit
Sam Leewis
Martijn Zoet

Keywords: Business Rules Management; Functional Architecture; Functional Requirements

Abstract:
Functional architectures are created to be used as a standard by their respective industry. Organizations use reference functional architectures to guide their development or as a means to become compliant. However, a reference functional architecture to manage business decisions and business logic does not yet exist. One research field that focuses on the management of business decisions and business logic is Business Rules Management (BRM). By analyzing the functional requirements of seven Dutch governmental institutions with regards to the elicitation, design and specification of business decisions and business logic, we aim to propose the first version of a reference functional architecture for BRM. To do so, we utilized three thematic coding rounds to analyze 536 functional requirements for BRM solutions, resulting in 18 functional categories and mapped the functional categories to the BRM capabilities. The results form a first basis for the construction of a reference functional architecture for BRM capabilities, also identifying multiple directions for future research.

Pages: 81 to 90

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2020

Publication date: March 22, 2020

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4375

ISBN: 978-1-61208-765-8

Location: Valencia, Spain

Dates: from November 21, 2020 to November 25, 2020