SOA Governance and Service Lifecycle Management

SOA governance is the mechanism to ensure that the decision making structure is solid, that relationships between services and parties are managed, and that there is compliance with the laws, policies, standards, and procedures under which an organization operates.

Specifically SOA governance:

• Creates higher return from focused SOA investments
• Aligns IT and business strategies, creating communication paths
• Reduces coordination costs: less time wasted due to poorly-managed conflicts
• Institutes efficient and effective decision making and clarity executing roles and accountability
• Measures effectiveness of SOA