Online or onsite, instructor-led live Business Rules training courses demonstrate through interactive discussion and hands-on practice how to use business rules to assert business structure or control business behavior.
Business Rules training is available as "online live training" or "onsite live training." Online live training (also known as "remote live training") is conducted via an interactive, remote desktop. Onsite live training can be conducted locally on customer premises in Michigan or in Govtra corporate training centers in Michigan.
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Detroit, MI - Renaissance Center
400 Renaissance Center, Detroit, United States, 48243
The GM Renaissance Center is conveniently located in downtown Detroit and easily accessed by car via Interstates 75 or 94, with secure underground parking available on site. Travelers flying into Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) can expect a 25–30 minute trip by taxi or rideshare via I‑94. Public transit is efficient: the Detroit People Mover stops directly at the Renaissance Center station, and DDOT routes 3 and 9 serve nearby Jefferson Avenue. Pedestrian skywalks provide safe indoor access from downtown hotels, parking garages, and the riverwalk.
Ann Arbor, MI – Regus - South State Commons I
2723 S State St, Ann Arbor, United States, 48104
Regus South State Commons I is conveniently located off I‑94 via Exit 177 (State Street), with easy access to downtown Ann Arbor and surrounding suburbs. The building offers free on-site surface parking for guests. From Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW), the venue can be reached in approximately 20–25 minutes by taxi or rideshare via I‑94 West. Local public transit service (TheRide) operates Route 24 along South State Street, with a stop within a short 2-minute walk of the building.
Grand Rapids, MI - Regus – Calder Plaza
250 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, United States, 49503
The venue sits centrally at 250 Monroe Avenue NW in downtown Grand Rapids, easily accessed by car via US‑131 or I‑196—with connections via Monroe or Ottawa exits—and offers shared underground and surface parking. From Gerald R. Ford International Airport, take I‑96 East then I‑196 West into the city; the drive is about 20 minutes. Public transit through Rapid bus routes stops near Monroe or Ottawa Avenue, just a short walk from the Regus entrance; the downtown area is pedestrian-friendly.
Lansing, MI - Regus - One Michigan Avenue
120 North Washington Square, Lansing, United States, 48933
The venue is located in the heart of Lansing’s central business district at 120 North Washington Square, easily accessible by car via I‑496 or US‑127 with convenient street parking and a nearby parking ramp. From Capital Region International Airport (LAN), the location is approximately a 12‑minute drive west via I‑96 and US‑127, with taxis and rideshares readily available. Public transit users can take CATA bus routes that stop just a block away on Washington or Grand Avenue, offering seamless access to the venue.
This instructor-led, live training in Michigan (online or onsite) is designed for government advanced-level participants who wish to integrate Drools 8 with jBPM to design, execute, and optimize business workflows and processes for government.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Set up Drools 8 and jBPM environments for development.
- Define and manage complex business rules in Drools 8.
- Design and execute workflows using jBPM.
- Integrate Drools rules into jBPM processes for dynamic decision-making.
- Optimize and troubleshoot rule-driven workflows.
This instructor-led, live training in [location] (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner to intermediate level business analysts who wish to utilize Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs) in Drools 8 to define, manage, and optimize business rules without extensive reliance on technical programming skills.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Comprehend the core concepts of Drools 8 and its architecture.
- Develop DSLs to simplify business rule definitions for non-technical users.
- Effectively manage, test, and maintain rules using Drools Workbench.
- Collaborate with technical teams to implement and refine business rules.
- Apply best practices for rule optimization and lifecycle management in alignment with public sector workflows and governance standards for government.
This instructor-led, live training in Michigan (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced-level participants who wish to optimize rule execution, integrate Drools with enterprise systems, and leverage advanced features like decision tables and domain-specific languages (DSLs).
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Optimize the performance of complex rule execution for government applications.
- Utilize advanced Drools features such as decision tables, DSLs, and rule templates.
- Integrate Drools seamlessly with enterprise applications and external systems for government use.
- Implement robust version control and collaboration mechanisms for rule development in a government context.
- Design and deploy scalable Drools-based solutions to meet the needs of government agencies.
This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level participants who aim to build and manage complex business rules, optimize rule execution, and handle rule dependencies effectively using Drools 8.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Create advanced business rules and manage their dependencies.
- Implement decision-making logic using Drools rule groups and agendas.
- Optimize the performance of rule execution in Drools.
- Utilize advanced features in Drools Workbench for rule management.
- Integrate Drools with external data sources and systems, enhancing capabilities for government operations.
This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is designed for beginner-level participants who wish to learn the fundamentals of Drools 8, set it up, and develop simple business rules to enhance decision-making and automation for government processes.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Understand the purpose and benefits of using Drools 8 in a public sector context.
- Set up the Drools environment and integrate it with existing applications for government use.
- Create, test, and deploy simple business rules to support efficient governance and decision-making.
- Utilize Drools Workbench for rule management and decision tables, ensuring alignment with public sector workflows.
- Implement Drools in real-world scenarios to automate decisions and improve service delivery for government operations.
This instructor-led, live training in Michigan (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level participants who wish to learn essential concepts in probability, statistics, programming, and machine learning, and apply these to AI development for government.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Understand basic concepts in probability and statistics, and apply them to real-world scenarios relevant to public sector workflows.
- Write and understand procedural, functional, and object-oriented programming code suitable for government applications.
- Implement machine learning techniques such as classification, clustering, and neural networks to support data-driven decision-making for government.
- Develop AI solutions using rules engines and expert systems for problem-solving in governance and accountability contexts.
The Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN), Decision Model and Notation (DMN), and Case Management Model and Notation (CMMN) are three Object Management Group (OMG) standards designed for process, decision, and case modeling. This course offers an introduction to these standards and provides guidance on when each should be utilized in the context of operations for government agencies.
This course is designed for government enterprise architects, business and systems analysts, and managers who wish to incorporate business rules into their solutions. Utilizing Drools, participants can craft business rules in a near-natural language format, thereby bridging the gap between business and information technology for government applications.
This instructor-led, live training in Michigan (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level developers who wish to gain a solid introduction to Drools 6 and use it to implement business rules within their applications for government.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Understand the core concepts and benefits of rule engines such as Drools.
- Utilize the Drools Workbench and Eclipse for rule authoring and testing.
- Create, organize, and execute business rules with the Drools rule engine.
- Apply advanced features including decision tables, ruleflows, and domain-specific languages (DSLs).
This three-day course is designed to introduce Drools 7 to Business Analysts who are responsible for writing tests and rules. The course emphasizes the creation of pure logic, enabling analysts to develop tests and logical constructs that can be seamlessly integrated into business applications by developers. This training aligns with the needs of public sector workflows and governance, ensuring that analysts are equipped with the skills necessary for government operations.
This three-day course is designed to introduce Drools 7 to developers. The course does not cover Drools integration, performance, or any other advanced topics. It is tailored to provide a foundational understanding of the tool for government professionals who are new to this technology.
This three-day course is designed to introduce Drools 6 to Business Analysts responsible for writing tests and rules. The course emphasizes the creation of pure logic, enabling analysts to write tests and logic that can be seamlessly integrated into business applications by developers. This training supports enhanced decision-making processes and ensures alignment with public sector workflows and governance standards for government.
This course has been prepared for government professionals who are involved in administering knowledge assets (rules, processes) such as system administrators, system integrators, and application server administrators. We are using the newest stable community version of Drools to run this course, but older versions can also be accommodated if agreed upon before booking for government use.
This instructor-led, live training in Michigan (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level system administrators and developers who wish to configure, manage, and deploy Java applications on the JBoss platform for government use.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
Install and configure JBoss Application Server and its core components for government environments.
Customize JBoss AS services for monitoring, database connections, and transaction management in alignment with public sector workflows.
Develop and deploy EJB 3 session beans and web applications suitable for government applications.
Utilize the JBoss Messaging Service to deploy and manage JMS applications in a secure and compliant manner.
Manage JBoss AS through the Java Management Extension and Administration Console, ensuring governance and accountability.
Implement JBoss Drools for business rules management and utilize the Guvnor tool for rule development and testing, tailored to government requirements.
This instructor-led, live training in [location] (online or onsite) is aimed at developers and business analysts who wish to build a management suite using jBPM for government.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Detail business goals through the use of flow charts.
- Standardize processes to bridge the gap between design and implementation.
- Standardize business process models and notation.
- Exchange BPMN definitions with other team members.
This course provides instruction on designing and implementing decisions using the OMG DMN (Decision Model and Notation) standard, tailored for government applications. Participants will learn to apply this standard to enhance decision-making processes, ensuring alignment with public sector workflows, governance, and accountability.
IBM ODM (also known as WebSphere Operational Decision Manager) is a Business Rule Management System (BRMS) designed for government use. It comprises a central repository and automation engine that facilitate the creation, management, testing, and governance of business rules and events. These rules and events are stored in the central repository, allowing authorized individuals and software to access and modify them without necessitating any rebuilding of applications.
In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to create, manage, and execute business rules, as well as deploy and manage an instance of IBM ODM Decision Management in a live environment for government operations.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Manage ODM components, including IBM Decision Center and IBM Decision Server.
- Manage and execute business rules and events.
- Reduce the testing cycle by enabling other software applications to detect and pick up changes to rules.
- Combine decision-making and change detection tools to facilitate adaptation, auditing, tracing, and testing.
- Separate business rules from business applications for greater flexibility.
- Build easy-to-maintain business rule client applications.
- Use Event Designer to build business event projects.
- Deploy and test business event applications.
- Build a customized dashboard for monitoring business events.
- Enable collaboration among architects, developers, and administrators for developing and maintaining decision services.
- Empower business analysts, policy managers, and rule authors to develop and maintain an application's decision logic.
**Audience**
- Developers
- Project Managers
**Format of the Course**
- Part lecture, part discussion, exercises, and extensive hands-on practice.
This course adopts a practical approach to instructing participants in the use of OptaPlanner, equipping them with the essential skills to execute its fundamental functions. The training is tailored to ensure that participants can effectively apply these tools in their respective roles for government and beyond.
This course introduces participants to the Python programming language. Upon completion, students will be capable of writing complex Python programs that address a broad range of subject matter areas. Key topics include language components, working with professional integrated development environments (IDEs), control flow structures, strings, input/output operations, collections, classes, modules, and regular expressions. The curriculum is enhanced with numerous hands-on labs, solutions, and code examples to reinforce learning.
After completing the course, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Python security principles for government applications.
In this instructor-led, live training in Michigan (onsite or remote), participants will learn how to use Python skope-rules to automatically generate rules based on existing data sets for government applications.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Utilize skope-rules to extract rules from available data.
- Apply skope-rules to perform classification tasks, which are particularly useful in supervised anomaly detection and imbalanced classification scenarios.
- Generate rules for classifying new incoming data.
- Develop rules to address real-world problems such as fraud detection, predictive maintenance, intrusion detection, insurance application approvals, and more, tailored specifically for government use.
In January 2022, the Ministry of Finance announced the implementation of a federal Corporate Tax (CT) on the net profits of businesses. The new corporate tax system is anticipated to take effect by July 1, 2023, or January 1, 2024. This tax will be applicable across all emirates in the UAE. The Corporate Tax Course for government provides comprehensive coverage of requirements for filing returns, registration processes, payment procedures, and methodologies for computing taxes, supported by various case studies.
This course is designed for government enterprise architects, business and system analysts, technical managers, and developers who wish to apply business rules to their solutions. The curriculum includes numerous practical exercises where participants will create functional rules. For those seeking only an overview of Drools, we recommend our other courses. This training typically uses the latest stable version of Drools and jBPM, but can be customized to a specific version for government clients upon request.
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Frank Mhlongo - Standard Bank of South Africa
Course - JBoss
The pace was good, with a nice mixture of knowledge sharing, demonstrations and practical work. Filip was very engaging and provided the energy to get through the course. It was good that there was a lot of 1:1 tuition, with Filip going through individual training exercises.
Colin - Worldpay
Course - BPMN, DMN, and CMMN - OMG standards for process improvement
The training definitely backfilled some of the gaps in my knowledge left by reading the OptaPlanner userguide.
It gave me a good broad understanding of how to approach using OptaPlanner in our projects going forward.
Terry Strachan - Exel Computer Systems plc
Course - OptaPlanner in Practice
Shared examples of every function and/or operators are all well explained.
Brian Amlon - Thakral One, Inc.
Course - Introduction to Drools 7 for Developers
Doing hands-on and/or use case activities.
Brian A - Thakral One, Inc.
Course - jBPM and Drools
a lot of practices are very welcome, many try and learn cases are embedded
Nadia Ivaniuk - Credit Suisse (Poland) Sp.z o.o.
Course - Modelling Decision and Rules with OMG DMN
Exercises and solving problems in groups when the problems were more difficult.
Randy Comer Comer - Sandia National Labs
Course - Drools 7 and DSL for Business Analysts
I really enjoyed the good atmosphere.
Martin Jesterschawek
Course - Business Rule Management (BRMS) with Drools
Lots of exercises, which were good and which were well-administered.
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