SOA Governance

7Governance Vitality

“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.”

—Lewis Carroll

The vitality of SOA governance is defined by the ability to keep the various dimensions of the governance framework relevant, current, and at the right level as required by the business. Vitality maintains the applicability of the governance framework. It requires the governance framework to be current, reflecting the business and IT strategy and their direction. To maintain the vitality, the governance processes and mechanisms, comprising organizational entities and supporting roles, need to be refined and enhanced to ensure ongoing usage and relevance to an implementation.

We have referred to governance vitality in many ...