Fellow ebizQ analyst Brenda Michelson reports the results of the SOA Consortium first-ever "SOA Soapbox Derby," intended to provide a 15-minute platform for participants to talk about important SOA issues on their minds.
Some soapbox highlights (with links to the podcasts, provided by Brenda):
Todd Biske, Senior IT Architect at Monsanto: "SOA Governance, done right or wrong, has most impact on an organization's SOA effort." Todd pointed out the importance of having clearly defined, measurable outcomes associated with SOA adoption, and then establishing
policies and processes to support the attainment of those goals. To listen to Todd's soapbox, please go here.
Mike Kavis, Chief Technologist, Kavis Technology Consulting: "Organizational implications need to be managed and planned as part of SOA roadmap, with defined milestones." Mike
also added that "people don't hate change; they hate the way change is
introduced. People need to understand why the change is happening and
what the implications for them are." To listen to Mike's soapbox, please go here.
Victor Harrison, Partner, CSC: "As
agility goes up, so does (almost exponentially) the engineering rigor
that is required. Engineering rigor is not easily socialized or scaled.
A way of dealing with this is to embody this knowledge in a set of
models...Moving knowledge from individuals to models allows you to
socialize your development and delivery and get a better result more
quickly at less cost." To listen to Victor's soapbox, please go here.
Britta Schatz, Director, Information Technology, Penn National Insurance: "SOA is not out of reach for small and medium sized
companies." Britta emphasized
the importance of disciplined systems development, project management
and change management practices, and the criticality of load and
performance testing. To listen to Britta's soapbox, please go here.
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