Trends Report

The Five Most Valuable SOA Governance Practices

Survey Ranks Broad SOA Governance Practices Above Detailed Practices

September 22nd, 2009
Randy Heffner, null
Randy Heffner
With contributors:
Alex Cullen , Matt Czarnecki

Summary

A recent Forrester survey showed that SOA governance increases SOA satisfaction and that each of 12 different SOA governance practices has a positive correlation with higher SOA satisfaction. Which of the 12 should SOA users focus on first? Our survey respondents ranked broad, cross-project governance practices as more valuable than detailed, project-level oversight. So, even though detailed oversight is important, as architects plan for and guide their organization with SOA, they should focus first on SOA governance practices that guide the organization as a whole. As these broader practices become established, they should then move on to project-level governance practices.

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