
122 n Service-Oriented Architecture
Governance
e project was enabled by governance at a high level, as evident in executive sponsorship
and strategic planning, and also in enterprise architecture and strategy management.
e factor of control of program directed by the enterprise architecture
group of the firm was highly evident on the project. is group in the informa-
tion technology department focused on factors of agility, efficiency, and flexibility
benefits; competitive, market, and regulatory differentials; and customer demand
that conformed to strategic planning. Financial benefits from the foundation of an
SOA were a further factor ...