http://www.soamag.com The SOA Magazine is a monthly online publication provided by SOA Systems Inc. and Prentice Hall/PearsonPTR and is officially associated with the "Prentice Hall Service-Oriented Computing Series from Thomas Erl." SOA en-us Copyright 2006-2008, SOA Systems Inc. http://www.soamag.com/I17/0408-3.asp Program management is a key part of any successful IT project. With SOA, the management of a "program of related projects" is often required when carrying out larger adoption initiatives. But even when your SOA project revolves around just a single solution, the management of the delivery of that solution should be part of a formal program. This article describes a disciplined program management methodology for organizations attempting SOA projects and is further supplemented by the results of a two-year long research effort during which 15 projects across different organizations were studied and assessed. (Published in The SOA Magazine Issue XVII, April 2008.) SOA http://www.soamag.com/contributors/bio-jlawler.asp#When:15.04.08