Ron Ross’s Column is a must-read this month. After attending a conference on data analytics where the term “data science” was “sprinkled generously throughout” the conference, he explores the confusion over the many words and phrases used to define data analytics.

Ron Ross believes the central issue in the “knowledge age” to be effective is communication and that we need to define what we know and how we express it on a much larger scale than we currently do. Read Ron’s perceptive analysis of how we can get to a better place.

Concept models are for people in a great many areas of the business. Ron suggests we think of concept models as the new Knowledge Commons for the business. In Ron’s Column this month, find out all the roles that can benefit from a concept model. You’ll be surprised!

Frequently overlooked are the challenges of bringing new people in new roles up-to-speed on the business knowledge of the company and the vocabulary used to communicate that business strategy. Ron Ross applies his experience and expertise to demonstrate how you can overcome those challenges and enable new workers to achieve high levels of knowledge productivity in as short a time as possible, using a concept model.

To solve the challenges of data-clogged processes, functional silos, and trustworthy business intelligence, follow Ron’s suggestions. As Ron explains in his Column this month, to address these problems you need a concept model, a whole new foundation based on business knowledge.

In this Column, Ron Ross discusses rule independence. Read what that means and why it should be important to you .in a digital world where the pace of change is always accelerating. How to stay on top of it is the central question. Read what Ron has to say in response to that question.

A business knowledge blueprint, whose core component is a concept model, permits you to deeply analyze your concepts, your vocabulary, and your business knowledge. In this month’s Column, Ron explains all the critical reasons you need that blueprint.

In a day and age when machine learning (ML) and AI are all the rage, Ron asks why business rules still matter–a surprising question coming from Ron. Read Ron’s lucid account of why rules do, indeed, still matter and what you should know about them.