Summary
Through the different sections of this chapter, we have introduced the fundamental concepts that facilitate the SOA Governance. We have discussed the absolute requirements for proper governance to fully realize the business benefits that can be attained through the successful implementation of service-orientated architectures. Topics such as business stakeholder buy-in, SOA maturity assessment, and SOA Roadmaps have been discussed and elaborated in detail together with the essential processes and procedures that constitute the full SOA Governance. We have explored the full service lifecycle from requirements gathering to service deployment and monitoring, and how frameworks can be employed to expedite service implementation and enforce quality. Finally, we introduced the organizational changes necessary to oversee the successful SOA implementations.
The following chapters of this book will make use of these concepts but will delve deeper into the steps needed to implement the SOA Governance using Oracle SOA Governance solution.
