IL, Chicago - CBD - West Loop Riverside Plaza Center

10 South Riverside Plaza Suite 875, Chicago, United States, 60606

The CBD West Loop Riverside Plaza Center is a unique, recently renovated building facing the Chicago River. Located on the outskirts of the Loop, this center is excellent for commuters from the suburbs, with the Ogilvie train station and Union Station two blocks down the street. Amenities include an enhanced business lounge with two Thinkpods to help you focus, a fintness lounge and two full-service restaurants on-site. Our 42 person meeting room is ideal for all forms of training sessions.

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Drools 8 with jBPM: Building Rule-Based Business Workflows

 21 Hours
This instructor-led, live training in Chicago (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced-level participants who wish to integrate Drools 8 with jBPM to design, execute, and optimize business workflows and processes. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
  • Set up Drools 8 and jBPM environments for development.
  • Define and manage complex business rules in Drools 8.
  • Design and execute workflows using jBPM.
  • Integrate Drools rules into jBPM processes for dynamic decision-making.
  • Optimize and troubleshoot rule-driven workflows.
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Drools 8 and DSLs for Business Analysts

 21 Hours
This instructor-led, live training in Chicago (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level business analysts who wish to use DSLs in Drools 8 to define, manage, and optimize business rules without relying heavily on technical programming skills. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
  • Understand the core concepts of Drools 8 and its architecture.
  • Create DSLs to simplify business rule definitions for non-technical users.
  • Manage, test, and maintain rules effectively using Drools Workbench.
  • Collaborate with technical teams to implement and refine business rules.
  • Apply best practices for rule optimization and lifecycle management.
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Advanced Drools 8

 21 Hours
This instructor-led, live training in Chicago (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced-level participants who wish to optimize rule execution, integrate Drools with enterprise systems, and leverage advanced features like decision tables and domain-specific languages (DSLs). By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
  • Optimize the performance of complex rule execution.
  • Utilize advanced Drools features such as decision tables, DSLs, and rule templates.
  • Integrate Drools seamlessly with enterprise applications and external systems.
  • Implement robust version control and collaboration mechanisms for rule development.
  • Design and deploy scalable Drools-based solutions for enterprise needs.
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Intermediate Drools 8

 21 Hours
This instructor-led, live training in Chicago (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level participants who wish to build and manage complex business rules, optimize rule execution, and handle rule dependencies effectively using Drools 8. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
  • Create advanced business rules and manage their dependencies.
  • Implement decision-making logic using Drools rule groups and agendas.
  • Optimize the performance of rule execution in Drools.
  • Use advanced Drools Workbench features for rule management.
  • Integrate Drools with external data sources and systems.
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Introduction to Drools 8

 21 Hours
This instructor-led, live training in Chicago (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level participants who wish to learn the basics of Drools 8, set it up, and create simple business rules for better decision-making and automation. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
  • Understand the purpose and benefits of using Drools 8.
  • Set up the Drools environment and integrate it with applications.
  • Create, test, and deploy simple business rules.
  • Use Drools Workbench for rule management and decision tables.
  • Implement Drools in real-world scenarios to automate decisions.
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Business Rule Management (BRMS) with Drools

 7 Hours
This course is aimed at enterprise architects, business and system analysts and managers who want to apply business rules to their solution. With Drools, you can write your business rules using almost natural language, therefore reducing the gap between business and IT.
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Introduction to Drools 6 for Developers

 21 Hours
This instructor-led, live training in Chicago (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level developers who wish to get a solid introduction to Drools 6 and use it to implement business rules within their applications.By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
  • Understand the core concepts and benefits of rule engines like Drools.
  • Use the Drools Workbench and Eclipse for rule authoring and testing.
  • Create, organize, and execute business rules with the Drools rule engine.
  • Apply advanced features like decision tables, ruleflows, and DSLs.
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Drools 7 and DSL for Business Analysts

 21 Hours
This 3 days course is aimed to introduce Drools 7 to Business Analysts responsible for writing tests and rules. This course focuses on creating pure logic. Analysts after this course can writing tests and logic which then can be further integrated by developers with business applications.
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Introduction to Drools 7 for Developers

 21 Hours
This 3 days course is aimed to introduce Drools 7 to developers.This course doesn't cover drools integration, performance or any other complex topics.
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Drools 6 and DSL for Business Analysts

 21 Hours
This 3 days course is aimed to introduce Drools 6 to Business Analysts responsible for writing tests and rules. This course focuses on creating pure logic. Analysts after this course can writing tests and logic which then can be further integrated by developers with business applications.
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Drools Rules Administration

 21 Hours
This course has been prepared for people who are involved in administering corporate knowledge assets (rules, process) like system administrators, system integrators, application server administrators, etc... We are using the newest stable community version of Drools to run this course, but older versions are also possible if agreed before booking.
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jBPM and Drools

 14 Hours
This instructor-led, live training in Chicago (online or onsite) is aimed at developers and business analysts who wish to build a management suite using jBPM. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
  • Follow business goals in detail, using flow charts.
  • Standarize a process to bridge the gap between design and the process implementation.
  • Standardize a business process model and notation.
  • Exchange BPMN definitions with other team members.
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OptaPlanner in Practice

 21 Hours
This course uses a practical approach to teaching OptaPlanner. It provides participants with the tools needed to perform the basic functions of this tool.
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Managing Business Logic with Drools

 21 Hours
This course is aimed at enterprise architects, business and system analysts, technical managers and developers who want to apply business rules to their solutions. This course contains a lot of simple hands-on exercises during which the participants will create working rules. Please refer to our other courses if you just need an overview of Drools. This course is usually delivered on the newest stable version of Drools and jBPM, but in case of a bespoke course, can be tailored to a specific version.
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Testimonials (6)

The training definitely backfilled some of the gaps in my knowledge left by reading the OptaPlanner userguide. It gave me a good broad understanding of how to approach using OptaPlanner in our projects going forward.

Terry Strachan - Exel Computer Systems plc

Course - OptaPlanner in Practice

Shared examples of every function and/or operators are all well explained.

Brian Amlon - Thakral One, Inc.

Course - Introduction to Drools 7 for Developers

Doing hands-on and/or use case activities.

Brian A - Thakral One, Inc.

Course - jBPM and Drools

Exercises and solving problems in groups when the problems were more difficult.

Randy Comer Comer - Sandia National Labs

Course - Drools 7 and DSL for Business Analysts

I really enjoyed the good atmosphere.

Martin Jesterschawek

Course - Business Rule Management (BRMS) with Drools

Lots of exercises, which were good and which were well-administered.

Joseph Richardson

Course - Introduction to Drools 6 for Developers

Upcoming Courses

jBPM and Drools

2025-06-11 9:30 am
14 hours
IL, Chicago - CBD - West Loop Riverside Plaza Center
$ 3185 (Online)
$ 4085 (Classroom)

Drools 7 and DSL for Business Analysts

2025-06-25 9:30 am
21 hours
IL, Chicago - CBD - West Loop Riverside Plaza Center
$ 4778 (Online)
$ 6128 (Classroom)

Managing Business Logic with Drools

2025-07-09 9:30 am
21 hours
IL, Chicago - CBD - West Loop Riverside Plaza Center
$ 4778 (Online)
$ 6128 (Classroom)

Advanced Drools 8

2025-07-23 9:30 am
21 hours
IL, Chicago - CBD - West Loop Riverside Plaza Center
$ 4054 (Online)
$ 5404 (Classroom)

Drools 8 and DSLs for Business Analysts

2025-08-06 9:30 am
21 hours
IL, Chicago - CBD - West Loop Riverside Plaza Center
$ 4054 (Online)
$ 5404 (Classroom)

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