
Business analysis and SOA part 1 of 6: The benefits of business services
Thomas Erl discusses how SOA and service-orientation relate to and affect business analysis processes and approaches in this first article of a six-part series. Read part one.
Business analysis and SOA part 2 of 6: Business service models and the entity-centric business service
This is the second article in a six-part series dedicated to exploring how SOA and service-orientation relate to and affect business analysis processes and approaches. Read part two.
Business analysis and SOA part 3 of 6: Process-centric business services
This is the third article in a six-part series dedicated to exploring how SOA and service-orientation relate to and affect business analysis processes and approaches. Read part three.
Business analysis and SOA part 4 of 6: SOA delivery lifecycle and the top-down approach
This is the fourth article in a six-part series dedicated to exploring how SOA and service-orientation relate to and affect business analysis processes and approaches. Read part four.
Business analysis and SOA part 5 of 6: The enterprise service model and agile service delivery
This is the fifth article in a six-part series dedicated to exploring how SOA and service-orientation relate to and affect business analysis processes and approaches. Read part five.
Business analysis and SOA part 6 of 6: Service-oriented analysis and service modeling
This is the final article of the six-part series dedicated to exploring how SOA and service-orientation relate to and affect business analysis processes and approaches. Read part six.
The top 5 SOA adoption pitfalls
If you want to make an SOA all go wrong, here's five excellent ways to do it. SOA guru Thomas Erl provides this definitive guide to service-oriented disaster. Read more here.
The irresistible relationship between SOA, stacks and open source software
Adam Michelson discusses the popularity of SOA stacks and evaluates stack-based solutions and how they can fit into your overall SOA strategy. Read more here.
The assembly methodology using SOA and open source software
Software assembly is a new technique that improves Rapid Application Development (RAD) and iterative software development approaches by using specific tools to deliver software. Read more here.
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About the authors
Thomas Erl is the world's top-selling SOA author and Series Editor of the "Prentice Hall Service-Oriented Computing Series from Thomas Erl" (www.soabooks.com). Thomas is also the founder of SOA Systems Inc., a firm specializing in strategic SOA consulting, planning, and training services (www.soatraining.com). Thomas has made significant contributions to the SOA industry in the areas of service-orientation research and the development of a mainstream SOA methodology. Thomas is involved with a number of technical committees and research efforts, and travels frequently for speaking, training, and consulting engagements. To learn more, visit www.thomaserl.com.
Adam Michelson has more than a decade of technology implementation experience. Adam is currently the director of service-oriented and enterprise architecture for Optaros Inc., an international consulting and systems integration firm that provides enterprises with best-fit solutions to IT business challenges, maximizing the benefits of open source software.
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This was first published in January 2007

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