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Assessing payback in the downturn By Dale Vile
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- 1 - SOA Benefits Revisited - Incisive Web SeminarDale Vile, Freeform Dynamics, April 2009
SOA Benefits RevisitedAssessing payback in the downturn
Dale Vile, Research DirectorFreeform Dynamics [email protected] 2009
www.freeformdynamics.com
- 2 - SOA Benefits Revisited - Incisive Web SeminarDale Vile, Freeform Dynamics, April 2009
Economy is currently turbulent...
... how should IT respond?
- 3 - SOA Benefits Revisited - Incisive Web SeminarDale Vile, Freeform Dynamics, April 2009
Firm foundations
How well aligned are IT activities with business priorities?
Very well aligned
Generally pretty good
Misaligned in many areas
Totally out of tune
How do users generally feel about IT in your organisation?
Very posit-ive
Satisfied
Indifferent
Dissatis-fied
Very negative
Source: Freeform Dynamics, Oct 2008
- 4 - SOA Benefits Revisited - Incisive Web SeminarDale Vile, Freeform Dynamics, April 2009
Maintaining control
► Not just about cost cutting► Need for balanced approach► Think beyond IT operations
Optimise the IT infrastructure
and operations
Optimise the way IT is used in
the business
Enable the business to be more efficient
Help the business drive
the top line
Economic pressure IT DEPT
RESPONSE
- 5 - SOA Benefits Revisited - Incisive Web SeminarDale Vile, Freeform Dynamics, April 2009
Relevance of SOA
► Not just about cost cutting► Need for balanced approach► Think beyond IT operations
Optimise the IT infrastructure
and operations
Optimise the way IT is used in
the business
Enable the business to be more efficient
Help the business drive
the top line
Economic pressure IT DEPT
RESPONSE
Streamline app development and
maintenance
Enable service prioritisation and
user empowerment
Drive process automation and
optimisation
Enhance business visibility and
responsiveness
- 6 - SOA Benefits Revisited - Incisive Web SeminarDale Vile, Freeform Dynamics, April 2009
What benefits do you expect or see from adopting an SOA approach?
Source: Freeform Dynamics Ltd, 246 responses, Nov 2008
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Faster application delivery / reducedproject lead times
Applications more flexible and easier tomaintain
Improves business and IT flexibility
Tighter linkage between IT and thebusiness
Reduces overall risk
Decreases overall costs
SOA Adopters Others
Cost and efficiency benefits often not
appreciated
- 7 - SOA Benefits Revisited - Incisive Web SeminarDale Vile, Freeform Dynamics, April 2009
SOA Essentials
► Fundamental● Emphasis on ‘services’ rather than ‘systems’
► IT infrastructure dimension● Component-based rather than monolithic software● Self-describing standards-based interfaces● SOA tools and middleware
► Business alignment dimension● Collaboration between IT and The Business● Comprehensive modelling of business services● Service oriented governance model
- 8 - SOA Benefits Revisited - Incisive Web SeminarDale Vile, Freeform Dynamics, April 2009
Three adoption constituencies
► Infrastructure SOA is the most common starting point● Yields most of the efficiency based benefits● Less disruptive and faster time to benefit● Can be implemented within the IT domain
NoSOA
InfrastructureSOA
AlignmentSOA
- 9 - SOA Benefits Revisited - Incisive Web SeminarDale Vile, Freeform Dynamics, April 2009
Service prioritisation and rationalisation
► The services view facilitates dialogue with the business
► Permits prioritisation of capability delivered
► Opportunities to wield the axe or reallocate resources
► Downturn benefits► Upturn readiness
Business Service Management
(BSM)
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Business Process Management
(BPM)
Focus in what’s important, what’s valuable
- 10 - SOA Benefits Revisited - Incisive Web SeminarDale Vile, Freeform Dynamics, April 2009
Practicalities► Strategic and tactical approaches not mutually exclusive
● Pure top-down has high risk of failure in current climate● Infrastructure foundation laying important, but...● ...work on real project requirements from the outset● Begin by reviewing existing and planned initiatives
► Managing expectations is key● Not a short term ‘magic bullet’ for IT efficiency/savings● Investment in skills and software can lead to initial cost spike● Ensure that business impact is taken into consideration● Right approach means returns measured in months, not years
► Adopt things in the right order● Services mindset, SOA skills/tooling, SOA infrastructure
► Talk to and involve the business!
- 11 - SOA Benefits Revisited - Incisive Web SeminarDale Vile, Freeform Dynamics, April 2009
SOA Benefits RevisitedAssessing payback in the downturn
Dale Vile, Research DirectorFreeform Dynamics [email protected] 2009
www.freeformdynamics.com
