SOA IT Governance

Via Flashline Community Weblog: SOA needs ITG

... "But is increasing the willingness of developers to fall into line really the most effective strategy for enforcing policies, EA, SOA, or otherwise? Is that governance? " ...

Governance is making the decision on the architecture standards. Execution is about operationalizing the policies through software development. Developers should have an ability to influence the architecture roadmap so that right standards make it to governance. ... a continuous improvement cycle.