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Abstract
Since more and more business rules management solutions are utilized, organizations search for
guidance to design such solutions. Principles are often applied to guide the design of information
systems in general. Scientific research on principles for business rules management is limited. The
purpose of this paper is to specify, classify, and validate design principles that can be applied to guide
the design of a business rules management solution. We conducted a three round focus group and three
round Delphi Study, which led to the identification of 22 principles. These 22 principles can be clustered
into four categories: 1) deep structure principles, 2) physical structure principles, 3) surface structure
principles, and 4) organizational structure principles. Our results provide a framework for the design
and analysis of business rules management solutions.