As SOA projects move from pilot implementations to enterprisewide IT initiatives, the need for an effective approach to SOA organization and governance (O&G) also increases. In fact, the lack of SOA O&G can be the biggest cause of SOA failure in an organization.

Steps CIOs can take to ensure SOA Success

• Get personally involved, early.
• Prioritize the SOA benefits.
• Establish the boundaries.
• Develop a conceptual SOA organization.
• Address four core processes first.
• Ease culture shock.
• Put some bite in the process.
• Use the right kind of external help.

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