As our projects occur across multiple domains, they have a broad and varied focus. Part of our expertise is the ability to quickly familiarise ourselves with a new domain. Below you will find an up-to-date overview of projects, publications and speaking engagements.
2014 | Business Rules Platform Netherlands
Introduction to a special meeting about testing business rules to introduce the notion of quality assurance, verification, validation and simulation before three test experts share best practices and experiences
2013 | Building Business Capability 2014
Silvie Spreeuwenberg discusses a for common quality problems in business rules and natural language requirements.
2012 | Week van de inspiratie
Invitation from the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration to discuss the challanges of working with Rules and Rule engines on internal IT symposium
2012 | Radboud University Nijmegen
Invitation from Prof. Hoppenbrouwers for a lecture on verification and validation of business rules in the course business rules.
2011 | Business Rules Forum at BBC
Silvie Spreeuwenberg talks about different knowledge representation formats for different reasoning tasks in Miami
2011 | University Delft TopTech
Invitation from dr. ir. Nitesh Bharosa for a lecture on business rules in the professional master Compliance management
2011 | Radboud University Nijmegen
Invitation from Prof. Hoppenbrouwers for a lecture on verification and validation of business rules in the course business rules.
2010 | Business Rules Forum
Silvie Spreeuwenberg shares experiences training novice business people in writing good business rules in Washington.
2011 | Ministry of Transport and water management
Project management and specifications in a one year software development project for the ViVA application. Challenges included the involvement of the business users from sevelal regions and the short development cycles.
2011-2013 | Ministry of Transport and water management
Rule based specifications for several applications in the domain of traffic management.
2010 | BeInformed
Research for a text based rule editor.
2009 | Capgemini
External advisor for Capgemini to formulate an answer to an RFI by the Dutch Government including Rule Engine selection and business rules management.
2008-2009 | Ivis Group (UK)
Market survey for Ivisgroup comparing tool with business rules market.
2005 | Open Universiteit
EVC project at Open University: creating the guidelines to accept students in an EVC process.
2004 – 2016 | Product manager RuleXpress
Development and design of business rules and terminology management tool. Many natural language features, quality checks, concept models, controlled natural languages and much more.
2003 | PRR
Contributed to the RFI document on the Production Rule Representation standard for the OMG.
2010 | Leergang BPM – onderdeel business rules
Silvie Spreeuwenberg heeft een bijdrage geleverd met Deel 10 aan de leergang BPM van het EuroForum.
2010 | Techniques and Pattern Sentences to Involve Domain Experts in Modelling
Michael Rosner, Norbert E. Fuchs (eds.) Controlled Natural Languages, workshop papers CNL 2010, Springer, ISBN 978-3-642-31174-1 Using CNL Techniques and Pattern Sentences to Involve Domain Experts in Modelling, p175
2010 | Inrichting naleving van wetgeving
Tim Klein Robbenhaar, Rosalie van Oostrom en Silvie Spreeuwenberg, inrichting naleving van wetgeving, Business Process Magazine, Februari 2010, Array publications
2009 | SBVR’s approach to controlled natural language
Norbert E. Fuchs (ed.) Controlled Natural Languages, workshop papers CNL 2009, Springer, ISBN 978-3-642-14417-2, SBVR's approach to controlled natural language, p155
2009 | Uw bedrijf geregeld met business rule management
Alcedo Coenen, Leo Hermans, Matthijs van Roosmalen, Silvie Spreeuwenberg: Uw bedrijf geregeld met business rule management, Sdu uitgevers 2009
2007 | Ambiguïteit in een bedrijfsregel is niet gewenst
Silvie Spreeuwenberg, Ambiguïteit in een bedrijfsregel is niet gewenst, Business Proces Magazine, October 2007, No. 7, Array publications
2007 | SBVR nieuwe standaard
Silvie Spreeuwenberg, SBVR nieuwe standaard, Business Process Magazine, 7 November 2007, Array publications
2007 | Regels begraven in procedures
Silvie Spreeuwenberg heeft een bijdrage geleverd aan Architectuur voor Samenwerking, Charles Hendriks Arno Oosterhaven, Sdu Uitgevers, 2007.
2008-2009 | DUO
Analyst and advisor for project introduction of business rules as a management asset and development with Drools rule engine.
2006 | Capgemini
External advisor for IBM / CapGemini consortium to formulate an answer to an RFI by the Dutch Government including Rule Engine selection and business rules management.
2006 | ING
Two week training for ING and Ordina in the rule engine environment Aion from Computer Assoicates.
2006 – Ministry of Veteran affairs, Freddie Mac
RuleArts, product training for several clients, Kommune Data, Feteran Affairs (DoD), Freddie Mac
2005 | ING
Research to inform the ING Group on new developments with respect to business rules standards, tools and methodology.
2004 – … | APG (pensioenen).
Training on SBVR and business rules for for several organizations in the Netherlands.,Nationale Nederlanden, Capgemini, Ordina, Everest, ING, KLM, Gemeente Haarlemmermeer, UWV, Achmea, Ministerie van Defensie, Landmacht, Belastingdienst, Politie
2004 | British Police
Training on SBVR and business rules for Police Information Technology Office (PITO) in London.,PITO
2004 | APG
Training on business rules methodology, business rules tool selection and introduction to business rules standards for several organizations.(2006, 2007, 2008).