Monday, April 19, 2010

US Airforce Business Rules Document. Is that all there is?

The US Airforce with the help of a PTC and another consultant have proudly posted a business rules document on the web for review.

So, as a tax paying citizen, I have one comment for the US Airforce. "I hope you did not pay too much money for this document"

I mean, come on guys. Did you need a consultant to state

"S1000D Chapter 3.9.5.2, Paragraph 2
USAF projects must decide on which information sets are used and the definition of their content.

USAF projects must agree with the customer on the project specific information sets."

I am completly suprised by the number of simple references to the specification. You could have gotten that for free in our pocket guide. Is it not obvious that you need to decide on which information sets are going to be used? The standard says so. Plain and simple.

HERE IS A BETTER IDEA, AND IT WILL NOT COST THE AMERICAN TAX PAYER ANYTHING: STANDARDIZE YOUR INFORMATION SETS NOW. STANDARDIZE YOUR CODING PRACTICES. CREATE A REAL BUSINESS RULES DOCUMENT, NOT JUST ANOTHER LAYER OF DOCUMENTATION ABOUT THE STANDARD WHICH RESTATES THE STANDARD.

Gosh, I hope us taxpayers did not pay too much for the creation of that document. I can't wait for round two. Let's hope these consultants can put some meat on the bones.

Also, someone in the S1000D community should file a Freedom of Information Act filing to see how much we paid for this.

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