Succeeding with SOA: Realizing Business Value Through Total Architecture

Chapter 9. Agile SOA Development

So far, I've covered many characteristics of a successful project, such as the need to maintain focus on the business goals and the inseparability of business process and systems design. I've also covered the need for a strong cross-functional team that includes both business process and systems architects, and I've stressed the importance of executive sponsorship. One question remains: How do you actually organize this work?

Just as you want your business processes to provide cost-effective business benefits, you want your project plan to produce the required business processes and its supporting systems in a cost-effective way. You also want an efficient way to determine whether a project is deliverable within ...