Implementing Service-Oriented Architecture Governance

ix, 84 p. This paper was completed as part of the final research component in the University of Oregon Applied Information Management Master's Degree Program [see htpp://aim.uoregon.edu].Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) adoption is growing, with increasingly more technology departments in the US and Europe either deploying SOA solutions or engaging in proof of concept projects (MarketWatch, 2007). The purpose of this study is to identify the implementation phases of a SOA governance program (Windley, 2006A), including the information technology management and business goals for each phase. A roadmap is provided for technology managers preparing to implement a SOA governance program