Click to learn more about author Ronald G. Ross. In this fourth and final post of a four-part series about crafting great business definitions, I will explain the difference between definitions and rules, and how each best serves its own particular purpose. Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 here. Definitional Rules Definitions are fundamentally […]
Crafting Great Business Definitions: Shaping Precise Definitions
Click to learn more about author Ronald G. Ross. In this third post of a four-part series about crafting great business definitions, I will explore how to make definitions precise. Surprisingly, the very first word in the definition is key to keeping it on target. Beyond that, I will explain how to express fine distinctions between […]
Crafting Great Business Definitions: Common Pitfalls
Click to learn more about author Ronald G. Ross. In this second post of a four-part series about crafting great business definitions, I will identify common pitfalls in creating definitions. I will explain how to detect when a definition is data-ish, how to avoid circular definitions, and what the difference is between a definition and a […]
Crafting Great Business Definitions: Getting at the Essence of Things
Click to learn more about author Ronald G. Ross. In this first post of a four-part series about crafting great business definitions, I explain what a definition should and should not cover. The key is getting to the essence of the concept you want to define How important can it be to define concepts well? Consider […]