San Diego 2009

Open Group SOA Governance

SOA Governance Aspects

A comprehensive view of SOA Governance includes:

PeopleOrganizational structuresRoles & Responsibilities

ProcessesGoverning processesGoverned processes

TechnologyToolsInfrastructure

SOA Governance definition

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SOA Governance should be viewed as the application of Corporate Governance, IT Governance and EA Governance to Service Oriented Architecture.

Open Group SOA Governance

Framework

SOA Governance Reference Model

(SGRM)

Customized and Focused SOA Governance

Regimen

SOA Governance

Vitality Method(SGVM)

Define

Plan

Implement

Monitor

SOA Governance Reference Model

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Guiding Principles

Governing Processes

Governed SOA

ProcessesArtifacts

Roles and Responsi-

bilities

Technology

SOA Governance principles

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SOA Governance principles

• Conform to organization's governance

• Comply with EA

• An SOA Reference Architecture is required

• Identified stakeholders

• Provider & Consumer contracts

• Service & SOA Solution metadata management

• Tailor SOA Governance processes

• Automate SOA Governance processes

• Governance funding model

Important SOA Principles to apply governance to

• Service reuse

• Service harvesting

• Service monitoring

• Service policy enforcement

• Service security

Governing processes

Compliance - it provides the mechanism for review

and approval/rejects against the criteria established

Dispensations -exception and appeals processes

that allows a solution or service team to appeal

noncompliance to established processes

Communications - it is aimed at educating,

supporting and communicating about the regimen

across the organization.

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Governed SOA processes

Service Portfolio

Management

Solution

LifecycleService Lifecycle

Solution

Portfolio

ManagementPLANNING

DESIGN &

OPERATIONAL

SOLUTION SERVICE

Portfolio Management

SOA Solution Portfolio Management is the process of

ensuring that the organization has a set of SOA

solutions appropriate to its needs.

Service Portfolio Management is the process of

ensuring that the organization has a set of services

appropriate to its needs.

Lifecycle

Service Lifecycle processes cover the design,

development, deployment, management, and

ultimate retirement of services.

Solution Lifecycle processes cover the design,

development, deployment, management, and

ultimate retirement of SOA solutions.

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Compliance Dispensation

Communication

Governed Processes and

Governance Processes

Service Portfolio

Management

Solution

LifecycleService Lifecycle

Solution Portfolio

Management

SOA ProcessesS

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Life

cycle

Se

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So

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SO

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folio

EA

/IT

Solution description

Solution Requirement

Solution Plan Solution Model

Solution Test ResultsSolution Requirement

Service Need

Service Description

Service Description

Service Requirement Service Plan Service Model

Service

Service

Service Requirement

Service Reuse PlanService need

Service Contract

Solution DescriptionSolution Exceptions

Service Exceptions

Service Change Proposal

Business Need

Service Contract

Deployed Service

Enterprise/

Segement

Architecture

Solution

Support

Solution

Service Test results

CP03

CP08

CP11

CP09

CP10

CP02

CP13

CP25

CP18 CP19 CP20

CP21

CP17

CP16

CP15

CP05

CP07

CP26

CP12

CP22

CP06

Service Change Proposal

Service Change

CP27

Service Description

CP28

Business

Business Need

CP04

Solution ChangeSOA Solution

Validity

Solution

Portfolio

Management

Solution Change

Management

Solution

Definition

Solution

Realization

Planning

Solution

Modeling

Solution Implementation,

Assembly, or Acquisition

Solution Testing

Solution

Management and

Monitoring

Solution

Deployment

Service Reuse

Planning and Reuse

Exceptions

SOA Entitlement/

Usage

Service Identification

and Business

Justification

Service

Ownership

Service

Definition

Service Testing

Service

Realization

Planning

Service

Modeling

Service Implementation,

Assembly, or

Acquisition

Service

Deployment

Service

Management and

Monitoring

Service Support

Service Change

ManagementService Funding

Contacts

Exceptions and

Appeals

Service Portfolio

Management

Service

Solution

Business Need

Service

Service Reuse Plan

IT Portfolio

Management

Solution Change Request

The full picture

including checkpoint

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Information flows to identify

opportunities for governance

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SOA Governance Structures

SOA Steering Board

SOA ExpertsBusiness Domain Rep’s

SOA Centre Of Excellence

Sponsorship and Leadership

Definition and Development

Steering and Monitoring

Business alignment

SOA Governance Board

IT Executive Steering Board

Solution Development

Business AnalystTechnical ArchitectInfrastructure ArchDevelopersTesters

….

Service and Solution Development & Management

IT Operations

Service Development

Business AnalystTechnical ArchitectInfrastructure ArchDevelopersTesters

Solution Development

Business AnalystTechnical ArchitectInfrastructure ArchDevelopersTesters

Service Development

Business AnalystTechnical ArchitectInfrastructure ArchDevelopersTesters

Consumer Interfaces

Business Processes

Services

Service ComponentsOperational Systems

Inte

gra

tion

Quality

of S

erv

ice

Info

rmatio

n

Govern

ance

SOA Reference Architecture

SOA Governance Reference Model

Guidelines Governing

Governed

Compliance

ArtifactsCheckpoints

Roles

SOA ServicePortfolio

SOA ServiceLifecycle

SOA SolutionPortfolio

SOA SolutionLifecycle

Description

Policy

Exceptions

Appeals

Dispensation

Communication

SOA Governance Vitality Method (SGVM)

Define

Plan

Implement

Monitor

SOA Governance

Vitality Method (SGVM)

Planning phase

Define

Prepare

Implement

Monitor

SOA Governance Continuous

Improvement Method (SGCIM)

Define phase

Define

Prepare

Implement

Monitor

SOA Governance Continuous

Improvement Method (SGCIM)

Implementation phase

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Define

Prepare

Implement

Monitor

SOA Governance Continuous

Improvement Method (SGCIM)

Monitoring phase

Define

Prepare

Implement

Monitor

SOA Governance Continuous

Improvement Method (SGCIM)

Governance Artifacts

Principles/Guidelines

Vision

Scope

Maturity

Governing

Governed

Roles

Transition Plans

RoadmapDefinition

ExecutionPlanning

Monitoring

Define

Plan

Implement

Monitor

Implementation Plans

Monitor Governance

Compliance Policies

SGVM iteration triggers

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Configuration

Relations in SOA Governance

Definition

ExecutionPlanning

Monitoring

Control

Define

Plan

Implement

Monitor

Service Portfolio

Management

Solution

LifecycleService Lifecycle

Solution

Portfolio

ManagementPLANNING

DESIGN &

OPERATIONAL

SOLUTION SERVICE

ComplianceDispensation

Communication

ComplianceDispensation

Communication

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Define

Plan

Implement

Monitor

Service Portfolio

Management

Solution

LifecycleService Lifecycle

Solution Portfolio

Management

Summary

Questions?