Modeling Business Complexity

Welcome to the Business Complexity Modeling tool! This interactive application helps you visualize and understand complex business processes by breaking them down into their fundamental components: data, rules, and processes.

Understanding Business Complexity

Business complexity can be understood as a network of interconnected nodes, where each node represents a discrete unit of work. These nodes work together to form complete business processes, handling data transformations, applying business rules, and managing workflow logic.

Nodes: The Building Blocks

A node is a self-contained unit that performs a specific operation within your business process. Nodes can be connected to form complex workflows, with each node potentially feeding data into subsequent nodes. Common types of nodes include:

• Data Reading Nodes: Extract and filter data based on specific criteria (e.g., "SELECT * FROM customers WHERE region = 'Europe'")
• Processing Nodes: Transform data by applying calculations or business rules (e.g., "Calculate customer lifetime value")
• Writing Nodes: Persist processed data to storage (e.g., "INSERT INTO customer_metrics")

Database Implementation

At a technical level, nodes typically translate into series of SQL operations. They can maintain state using temporary tables, allowing complex transformations to be broken down into manageable steps. This approach enables:

• Clear separation of concerns between different data operations
• Reusable components that can be combined in different ways
• Traceable data lineage through the process flow
• Efficient handling of intermediate results