Service-Oriented Architecture Governance for the Services Driven Enterprise

5.1. GOVERNANCE MODEL DESIGN PREREQUISITES

Before you begin working on SOA governance, you must have an established baseline. In Chapter 4, we presented a governance assessment process to help establish your current state SOA governance capabilities.

That baseline is a critical input into the SOA governance model design process in this chapter. If you are reading the book in order, please do continue. If you are skipping around from one part to another, be sure to read Chapter 4 prior to reading this chapter. The following prerequisites are necessary before performing the activities described in this chapter:

• SOA Governance Assessment is Completed

• SOA Governance Gap Analysis is Completed

• Prioritized Gaps–Critical Processes and Gaps to Address

5.1.1. Review the Complete SOA Governance Model Checklist

The governance model design framework is a replicable process for designing a governance model of any type: enterprise governance, corporate governance, IT governance, or SOA governance. The elements of a complete and integrated enterprise SOA governance model are:

1. Governance Strategy, Scope, and Philosophy

2. Governance Stakeholder Model

3. Governance Goals, Principles, and Policies (Policy Model)

4. Policy Enforcement Model (PEM)/Policy Provisioning Model (PPM)

   • Governance Process Model, Governance Threads, and Activities

   • Governance Organizational Model, Boards, and Committees

   • Governance Enabling Technology and Tools

5. Governance Exception, Waiver, Escalation, and Appeals Process

6. Governance Metrics and ...