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/I16/0308-1.asp The Rational Unified Process (RUP) has been a successful methodology used to support object-oriented project delivery because it provides a series of proven disciplines and practices, several of which can still be leveraged in support of SOA, particularly in the areas of business modeling and service-oriented analysis. This article explores combining specific parts of RUP with the Mainstream SOA Methodology in support of improving the required business modeling processes that support the definition of service inventory blueprints and individual service candidates. (First published in The SOA Magazine Issue XVI, March 2008.) SOA http://www.soamag.com/contributors/bio-sboroumand.asp#When:13.03.08