While the benefits of SOA are substantial, there are often significant challenges associated with its adoption. As a result, organizations which do not properly understand their own capacities as well as their SOA vision and capabilities from the outset are unable to develop a successful strategy for SOA adoption. Such organizations are subsequently unable to establish complete lifecycle governance and develop highly reusable services.

This white paper details the benefits associated with SOA, providing a guide for organizations wishing to understand their own SOA capabilities and strategy. Explore how to determine current organizational awareness of SOA benefits, the status of an SOA initiative and the completeness of SOA infrastructures. Learn how SOA success can be attained through proper use of:

• SOA management
• Run-time policies
• Service-level agreements
• Data management
• Metrics and standards
• Portfolio approach
• Funding