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Document Name: Lessons Learned from our first SOA implementation - Part 1
Document Description: THINGS WE DID RIGHT
  1. FOCUSED ON BUSINESS NOT TECHNOLOGY - WE PERFORMED A 90 DAY BUSINESS PROCESS ASSESSMENT WHERE WE DOCUMENTED CURRENT STATE, BRAIN STORMED ON FUTURE STATE, AND DEFINED A PORTFOLIO OF PROJECTS THAT EACH HAD THEIR OWN ROI. THIS ALLOWED US TO
  2. WE DID OUR HOMEWORK - WE ATTENDED CONFERENCES, READ BLOGS, RESEARCHED WEB SITES, COLLABORATED WITH EXPERIENCE ARCHITECTS, AND A GOT OUR HANDS ON ANYTHING OR ANYONE THAT HAD ANY INFORMATION ABOUT SOA.
  3. THOROUGH POC - WE INVESTED A LOT OF TIME IN AN EXTENSIVE VENDOR ASSESSMENT FOR BOTH THE BPM AND SOA TOOLS. WHEN WE NARROWED IT DOWN TO THE SHORT LIST OF VENDORS WE BROUGHT THEM EACH IN FOR A FULL DAY PROOF OF CONCEPT. I WROTE A PIECE ON CIO.COM CALLED THE
  4. SURROUNDED OURSELVES WITH TALENT - WE PUT SEVERAL OF OUR BEST PEOPLE ON THIS PROJECT ON BOTH THE IT AND BUSINESS SIDE. NOT ONLY DID WE LOOK FOR TALENT, BUT WE LOOKED FOR MOTIVATED PEOPLE WHO EMBRACE CHANGE AND BOUGHT INTO THE VISION. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH AN IMPLEMENTATION COMPANY WITH YEARS OF SOA EXPERIENCE INCLUDING WORKING ON SOME OF THE LARGEST SOA IMPLEMENTATIONS IN THE WORLD. WE EMBEDDED OUR ARCHITECTS WITH OUR SOA PARTNERS TO
  5. STRONG EXECUTIVE SUPPORT - OUR EXECUTIVE SPONSOR IS FROM THE BUSINESS AND THE PERSON WHO WENT TO THE TOP TO GET THE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT. LIKE A COUPLE OF US IN IT, SHE PUT HER CAREER ON THE LINE BY SIGNING UP TO DELIVER SUBSTANTIAL ROI NUMBERS OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. YOU CAN BET THAT WE HAVE ALL THE SUPPORT WE NEED. RECENTLY, THE CEO DECLARED THIS ONE OF THE KEY INITIATIVES OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS SO NOW THE WHOLE COMPANY IS BEHIND THIS.
  6. SQUASH RESISTANCE INSTANTLY - ANY TIME WE ENCOUNTERED OR WERE TOLD OF RESISTANCE OR NEGATIVITY, WE IMMEDIATELY ADDRESSED IT HEAD ON. SOME OF THESE OCCURRENCES TURNED OUT TO BE GREAT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WHILE OTHERS WERE THE RESULT OF LACK OF BUY IN. IN EACH CASE, WE TRIED TO UNDERSTAND THE ROOT CAUSE AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE BEFORE IT SPREAD LIKE A FUNGUS.
  7. SHORT, ITERATIVE DELIVERABLES - MANY COMPANIES GET THEMSELVES INTO TROUBLE BY TRYING TO TACKLE TOO MUCH OUT OF THE GATES. WE TOOK A LOOK AT ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE IDENTIFIED AND USED A COMBINATION OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND A SOA ROADMAP TO DETERMINE THE PRIORITY AND SIZE OF THE SCOPE FOR EACH PROJECT. BY LAYING OUT THE LONG TERM VISION, WE WERE ABLE TO PRIORITIZE WHICH SERVICES TO BUILD FIRST TO MAXIMIZE REUSE AND REDUCE THE OVERALL COST OF DEPLOYMENT.
  8. SOUND ARCHITECTURE - WE ARE LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR A LOOSELY COUPLED, SERVICE ENABLED ARCHITECTURE THAT WILL GIVE US A PLATFORM TO QUICKLY REACT TO CHANGE. WE ARE LEVERAGING BOTH PORTAL AND BPM TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE NEW TOOLS THAT EMPOWER OUR USERS WITH SELF SERVICE CAPABILITIES, VISIBILITY INTO THE WORKFLOW, AND ACCESS TO KPIS THROUGH BUSINESS ACTIVITY MONITORING (BAM). WE ARE ALSO LEVERAGING SOA TO CONNECT THIS NEW FRONT END TO OUR YEARS OF LEGACY SYSTEMS WHILE HIDING THE COMPLEXITY
    Author: Michael Kavis -     Contact Author
    Publisher: Michael Kavis
    Licensee Name: Michael Kavis
    Reference URL: http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/eai/madgreek/archives/lessons-learned-from-our-first-soa-implementation-part-1-20893
    Copyright: All Rights Reserved
    Registration Date: 11/30/2007 5:02:22 AM UTC
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