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 2006-2011, SOA Systems Inc. http://www.soamag.com/I49/0411-3.php Many aspects of SOA governance adoption depend on tight integration between various SOA platforms. As you can see from the governance adoption framework, the SOA governance platform plays a central role in solidifying governance mechanisms, automating governance processes, and driving governance adoption. It acts as a central repository for service metadata, decision points, and current service state. SOA http://www.soamag.com/I49/0311-1.php#When:04.13.11 http://www.soamag.com/I48/0311-1.php As governance introduces new rules, processes, and precepts, people that must comply with them often do not accept the change easily. In general, people like status quo. Change is hard. It requires people to learn new things, follow new rules, and modify their behavior. This dislike for change leads to rebellion in many forms – outright rejection, quiet noncompliance, behind the scenes subversion, or complete disregard. SOA http://www.soamag.com/I48/0311-1.php#When:03.09.11 http://www.soamag.com/I21/0808-2.asp Projects are the lifeblood of an IT department. Almost everything in IT is measured through a project lens. SOA, due to its global-centric nature, is often viewed as incompatible with project-based software delivery lifecycles. Thus, most companies find themselves with the dilemma of how to effectively advance an SOA initiatives and continue to deliver projects at the same time. The solution is to combine service lifecycle management, architecture, SOA governance, funding, and SOA metrics into a single comprehensive program. The ultimate goal is to ensure that through addressing project needs services are being effectively designed and implemented and that leverage takes place and is verifiable and that the overall SOA program objectives are being achieved. This article introduces an effective technique for moving your SOA program forward through an incremental, project-based approach. SOA http://www.soamag.com/I21/0808-2.asp#When:13.08.08