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| <mainDescription><a id="XE_rule_analyst" name="XE_rule_analyst"></a> 
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| <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt">
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| A Rule Analyst is a special business analyst with a strong knowledge of how a business rule application runs.
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| He&nbsp;knows how a rule engine works, how to design a logical data model, how to do the rule discovery and analysis
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| activities.
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| In rule-based project his direct involvement includes at least the following activities
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| </p>
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| <ul>
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| <li>
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| Create rule templates for rule authors to use
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| </div>
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| Analyze rules for completeness, correctness, optimization (from a logical, not performance, perspective)
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| </div>
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| Identify the use of rules in processes that implement business policies
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| </div>
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span
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| style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">&nbsp;</span></span>Ensure
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| the quality of the business rules
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| </div>
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span
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| style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">&nbsp;</span></span>Ensure
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| that consistent terminology is used in the business rules in order to build a common vocabulary and a domain
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| data model
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| </div>
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| Analyze business rules to identify conflicts, redundancies
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| Ensure consistency of business rules across functions, geographies and systems
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| Conduct impact analysis for revision or replacement of business rules
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| Integrate new or revised rules into existing rule set
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| Make recommendations for business rule changes based on business knowledge
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| </div>
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| Facilitate resolution of business rules issues
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| Act as consultant for the project team
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| Act as a liaison between business and IT
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| </div>
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| </li>
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| </ul></mainDescription> |
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