Chapter 9. The Top 10 Don’ts!

We’ve covered a lot in this book on how to drive your business toward flexibility and growth through innovation. By now you realize the importance and meaning of flex-pon-sive*. A flex-pon-sive* company is one that responds with lightning speed and agility to rapidly changing business needs. To get to that goal, I focus in this chapter on what not to do. We had the top list of lessons learned in Chapter 5, “SOA Key Concepts.” But I always learn from my mistakes—what to do different and what to do better. As such, I wanted to make sure that I included not only what your company should focus on, but what you should avoid with the top ten don’ts. I got this idea watching David Letterman last night while poring over ...

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