SOA Governance Metaphors
Many people working in and around SOA Governance feel compelled to liken it to something else. Enjoy these rich and colorful descriptions of SOA Governance.
| SOA Governance: Start Small and Build Incrementally |
| "If governance were a house, you would be left with the options of either building it from the ground-up or attempting to haul a complete house in on a large truck." |
| Kyle Gabhart, Open Source Magazine |
| SOA Governance |
| "If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself." - Madison "Since angels don't build IT systems, you really need good IT Governance. Service-Oriented Architecture exposes this need in a profound way." -Hosseinzadeh |
| James Madison, Federalist Papers; Babak Hosseinzadeh, IBM |
| Is the US Constitution a good model for SOA governance? |
| Citigroup's SOA governance structure is federated in nature, with a separation of powers similar to the way the US federal government is structured. An "executive branch" (IT) oversees operational aspects, as well as development and design; A "legislative branch" (executive management and board of directors) establishes the goals and directions of SOA efforts; and a "judicial branch" (enterprise architectural boards) deals with conflict resolution and compliance audits. |
| Joe McKendrick, ZDNet |
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