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SOA Group: What should be the relationship among SOA, Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing?

Will Cloud Computing extend the reach of SOA and enable it to be implemented at lower cost? Is Web 2.0 an alternative or is it complementary?read more
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posted 3 years 11 weeks ago
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YES! A service based approach will definitely enable cloud computing to be implemented at a lower cost.. I see web 2.0 as a complementary one!read more
Authored by: Tom Dwyer |  Originally published on October 29 2009 | 2 total posts

SOA Group: Challenges in managing an enterprise SOA

Managing and providing information on how services interact can become complex. Managing services metadata among value chain partners requires a strong SOA Governance program.read more
Authored by: Tom Dwyer |  Originally published on October 29 2009 | 0 total posts

SOA Group: Business-driven SOA (also known as the Tops-down approach to SOA)

How do you define an SOA from the business perspective? Can you define a tops-down SOA without defining an enterprise business process model and architecture? In addition to a bottoms-up and a tops-down, is there a middle-out approach to defining SOA?read more
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posted 2 years 33 weeks ago
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Tom, The title of your post caught my eye. About six years ago I started using the term "business-driven SOA" in presentations. I asked someone in my company if it might be worthwhile to trademark...read more
Authored by: Tom Dwyer |  Originally published on October 29 2009 | 3 total posts

SOA Group: Is SOA dead? NOT!

Are enterprises no longer investing in SOA initiatives? Have all their IT infrastructure issues been resolved If not, are they solving them with alternatives other than SOA?read more
Authored by: Tom Dwyer |  Originally published on October 29 2009 | 0 total posts

BPM Group: What should be the relationship between Business Process Improvement and Business Architecture?

What is the working relationship among the process owner, business architect, enterprise architect, business process analyst and process design engineer?read more
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posted 3 years 12 weeks ago
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My perspective is based on 20 years of experience in IT building business applications and more recently 3 years of teaching BPM to business analysts and business architects. When you are trying to...read more
Authored by: Tom Dwyer |  Originally published on October 29 2009 | 9 total posts

BPM Group: What should be the relationship between a BPM Center of Excellence (COE) and a Program Management Office (PMO)?

Who is responsible for what parts of a process improvement initiative during discovery, improvement, solution deployment and management?read more
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posted 3 years 2 weeks ago
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In my opinion, for the relationship to truly work, there must first be buy-in from both the PMO and Executive team that the BPM-COE plays an integral role in the execution of initiatives. Following...read more
Authored by: Tom Dwyer |  Originally published on October 29 2009 | 4 total posts

BPM Group: When should you invest in a Business Process Management Suite (BPMS) and why?

Do you need a BPMS or can you use a BPA modeling tool with a backend platform such as SAP?read more
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posted 2 years 51 weeks ago
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I believe first, BPM does not equate only to a technology tool or initiative for business processes. BPM is a management discipline that provides visibility, accountability and adaptability of...read more
Authored by: Tom Dwyer |  Originally published on October 29 2009 | 5 total posts

BPM Group: Challenges of initiating and sustaining strategic BPM programs

What are the challenges and how can they be overcome? What are the opportunities and how can they be explored, explained and expoited? Overcoming enertia and maintaining momentum. Understanding and justifying the cost. Understanding and mitigating the risk of failure. Realizing a measurable...read more
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posted 2 years 26 weeks ago
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A bias but valid way out is to look at www.diamonds-software.com and Diamonds Studio. Our approach is to have business process, business rules, workflow, integration, compliance and business...read more
Authored by: Tom Dwyer |  Originally published on October 29 2009 | 3 total posts

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