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Published on: April 2008
Type of content: WHITE PAPER
Format: Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
Length: 14 pages
Price: FREE

Overview:
SOA projects have to normally justify themselves through quantifiable results, one at a time, to get wider internal adoption. SOA Governance could help realize the ROI by defining reliable,quantifiable results for SOA implementations through a regular collection of metrics and mandating changes to improvise implementation. This document describes SOA Governance and the typical stages through which such Governance could be implemented. It briefly discusses the types of Governance and typical Governing bodies that could be formed to deliver a successful SOA project

As SOA crosses lines of business and IT, there is a greater need for effective SOA governance to ensure success in-terms of ROI. In the initial SOA wave, governance was thought to be a 'nice-to-have' discipline but with growing maturity and complexity, SOA projects mandate a well defined SOA governance body.

Quality of project execution and ROI is a mirror reflection of any governance and so it is for SOA.