Business Rules Training in Christchurch

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (online or on-site) is designed for advanced-level participants who wish to integrate Drools 8 with jBPM to design, execute, and optimise business workflows and processes.

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.
• Optimise and troubleshoot rule-driven workflows.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (delivered online or on-site) is designed for beginner to intermediate-level business analysts who want to use DSLs in Drools 8 to define, manage, and optimise business rules without relying heavily on technical programming skills.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the core concepts of Drools 8 and its architecture.
• Create DSLs to simplify business rule definitions for non-technical users.
• Manage, test, and maintain rules effectively using Drools Workbench.
• Collaborate with technical teams to implement and refine business rules.
• Apply best practices for rule optimisation and lifecycle management.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (online or on-site) is designed for advanced-level participants who wish to optimise rule execution, integrate Drools with enterprise systems, and leverage advanced features such as decision tables and domain-specific languages (DSLs).

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Optimise the performance of complex rule execution.
• Utilise advanced Drools features such as decision tables, DSLs, and rule templates.
• Integrate Drools seamlessly with enterprise applications and external systems.
• Implement robust version control and collaboration mechanisms for rule development.
• Design and deploy scalable Drools-based solutions to meet enterprise needs.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (online or on-site) is designed for intermediate-level participants who wish to build and manage complex business rules, optimise rule execution, and effectively handle rule dependencies 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.
• Optimise the performance of rule execution in Drools.
• Use advanced Drools Workbench features for rule management.
• Integrate Drools with external data sources and systems.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (delivered online or onsite) is designed for beginner-level participants who wish to learn the fundamentals of Drools 8, set it up, and create simple business rules to support better decision-making and automation.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the purpose and benefits of using Drools 8.
• Set up the Drools environment and integrate it with applications.
• Create, test, and deploy simple business rules.
• Use Drools Workbench for rule management and decision tables.
• Implement Drools in real-world scenarios to automate decisions.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (online or onsite) is designed for beginner-level participants who wish to learn essential concepts in probability, statistics, programming, and machine learning, and apply them to AI development.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Grasp fundamental concepts in probability and statistics and apply them to real-world scenarios.
• Write and understand procedural, functional, and object-oriented programming code.
• Implement machine learning techniques such as classification, clustering, and neural networks.
• Develop AI solutions using rules engines and expert systems to tackle problem-solving tasks.

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 for modelling processes, decisions, and cases. This course provides an introduction to each standard and explains when to apply which one.

This course is designed for enterprise architects, business and system analysts, and managers who wish to apply business rules to their solutions. With Drools, you can express your business rules in near-natural language, thereby narrowing the gap between business and IT.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (online or on-site) is designed for intermediate-level developers seeking a solid introduction to Drools 6 and its application in implementing business rules within their software solutions.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Grasp the core concepts and advantages of rule engines such as Drools.
• Utilise the Drools Workbench and Eclipse for authoring and testing rules.
• Create, organise, and execute business rules using 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 responsible for writing tests and business rules.

The course focuses on developing pure business logic. Upon completion, analysts will be able to author tests and logic that developers can seamlessly integrate with business applications.

This three-day course is designed to introduce Drools 7 to developers. It does not cover Drools integration, performance optimisation, or other advanced topics.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (delivered online or on-site) is designed for intermediate-level system administrators and developers who wish to configure, manage, and deploy Java applications on the JBoss platform.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure JBoss Application Server and its core components.
• Customise JBoss AS services for monitoring, database connections, and transaction management.
• Develop and deploy EJB 3 session beans and web applications.
• Utilise the JBoss Messaging Service to deploy and manage JMS applications.
• Manage JBoss AS through the Java Management Extension and Administration Console.
• Implement JBoss Drools for business rules management and utilise the Guvnor tool for rule development and testing.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (online or on-site) is designed for developers and business analysts who wish to build a management suite using jBPM.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Detail business goals using flow charts.
• Standardise a process to bridge the gap between design and implementation.
• Standardise a business process model and notation.
• Exchange BPMN definitions with other team members.

This course teaches how to design and execute decisions using the OMG DMN (Decision Model and Notation) standard.

IBM ODM (also known as WebSphere Operational Decision Manager) is a Business Rule Management System (BRMS). It comprises a central repository and automation engine that enable the creation, management, testing, and governance of business rules and events. Rules and events are stored in the central repository, where they can be accessed and modified by both people and software without requiring any software rebuilds.

In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to create, manage, and execute business rules, as well as how to deploy and manage an instance of IBM ODM Decision Management in a live environment.

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
• Shorten the testing cycle by allowing other software applications to detect and respond to rule changes
• Combine decision-making and change detection tools to support adaptation, auditing, tracing, and testing
• Separate business rules from business applications to increase flexibility
• Build easy-to-maintain business rule client applications
• Use Event Designer to create business event projects
• Deploy and test business event applications
• Create a custom dashboard for monitoring business events
• Foster collaboration among architects, developers, and administrators in the development and maintenance of decision services
• Empower business analysts, policy managers, and rule authors to develop and maintain an application's decision logic

Audience

• Developers
• Project managers

Course format

• A mix of lecture, discussion, exercises, and extensive hands-on practice

This course adopts a practical approach to teaching OptaPlanner, equipping participants with the tools required to perform the core functions of this powerful optimisation tool.

This course introduces students to the Python programming language. Upon completion, learners will be able to develop meaningful Python applications across a diverse range of subject areas. Key topics include language fundamentals, working with a professional integrated development environment (IDE), control flow structures, string manipulation, input and output operations, collections, object-oriented programming with classes, modular design, and regular expressions. The course is enriched with numerous hands-on labs, solution guides, and practical code examples.

After completing the course, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Python security principles.

This course is designed for enterprise architects, business and system analysts, technical managers, and developers who wish to apply business rules to their solutions.

The course includes numerous practical, hands-on exercises where participants will create working rules. If you only require a high-level overview of Drools, please refer to our other courses.

This course is typically delivered using the latest stable version of Drools and jBPM; however, for bespoke training, it can be tailored to a specific version.