Gregory Maciag: Value of ACORD Standards for Developers

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Monday, 14 February 2011

Value of ACORD Standards for Developers

I'm always looking for new ways to express the productivity benefits of ACORD standards. I've recently gone back to a nice video from IBM, which has been on YouTube for more than four years now, and has garnered almost 29,000 views. The five minute video demonstrates the “snap together” advantage of building business systems with components based on ACORD standards.

In the video, you can see a Claims application created around componentized ACORD objects in a Wiki architecture. The technologies used to glue this “situational application” together are less interesting than the fact that it's open industry standards that enables the whole project.

If you haven't seen it, take a look. IBM QEDWiki ACORD Demo

Posted on Monday, 14 February 2011 in Software, Solutions | Permalink

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My latest book presents the challenges members face when adopting industry standards as well as the opportunities that come as a result. It features my discussions with many people over many years and follows the foundation I set in my first book "The Business Information Revolution".

Industry standards are never adopted in a vacuum. They become part and parcel of all the trials and tribulations managers face in their day to day work. ACORD Standards are always part of a larger software development project that brings along people, priorities and politics. Adopting industry standards isn't simple, but the benefits far outweigh the problems of building and maintaining proprietary alternatives.

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