“…SOA governance is about managing business services. Services to customers, services to internal business operations, services to other business partners. Furthermore, in a service oriented enterprise, everything the enterprise does should be characterized as a service. A business service will typically involve other services directly or indirectly, to maintain its capability and deliver its results. This is where the real value of SOA is, and it is the business value of SOA that should be the focus of SOA governance.”

Resource: SOA Governance Is Not IT Governance Reborn

Source: Fred Cummins, EDS

SOA Governance Resource Guide Section: SOA Governance – What is it?