tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879107.post7545895980461675909..comments2009-04-28T03:37:17.001-05:00Roger L. Cauvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969779835314260680noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879107.post-74370377016896722342009-04-28T03:37:00.000-05:002009-04-28T03:37:00.000-05:00Product Management, whats missing is a simplified, agile Product Matrix. If a Product Matrix is single sourced, updated, processed to grow - maybe like a tree. Use trunks, branches and leaves and fruits - as ways of defining a product. Then I believe a lot of amazing, simple, verified group of products can be created, and managed into the new agile markets.happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992582226862403465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879107.post-20322557492222538042009-02-12T10:15:00.000-06:002009-02-12T10:15:00.000-06:00AJ, thanks for reading and for your question.<BR/><BR/>Depending on the context, an objective is a higher level goal that a business is trying to achieve. The business typically has various problems that are preventing it from achieving those goals.<BR/><BR/>A requirement is the least stringent condition that must exist to solve or avoid a problem that a prospective or existing customer faces. See this <A HREF="http://cauvin.blogspot.com/2006/11/requirements-concepts.html" REL="nofollow">entry</A> for details.<BR/><BR/>A business rule is something that governs a business' processes. It may give rise to requirements, or requirements may give rise to new or modified business rules. See this <A HREF="http://cauvin.blogspot.com/2006/04/business-rules-and-requirements.html" REL="nofollow">entry</A> for more details.Roger L. Cauvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969779835314260680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879107.post-52736302160512053042009-02-12T09:48:00.000-06:002009-02-12T09:48:00.000-06:00I really enjoy reading your blog. i'm a business analyst and i started this week with a new client. we had a very long JAD session yesterday and i'm having a hard time distinguishing between requirements, objectives, and business rules.<BR/><BR/>could you clarify the difference between the three in a sentence or two?AJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11484680768239556886noreply@blogger.com