SOA Governance Considerations for Successful Project Management

2015 ◽  
pp. 245-264
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Koumaditis ◽  
Marinos Themistocleous
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
It Projects ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
It Flexibility ◽  
Business Goals ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Systematic Synthesis

Information Technology (IT) projects are more and more aligned with business goals. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) was introduced to achieve this, align business with IT, and increase IT flexibility, reuse of services in more manageable way. Unfortunately, healthcare organisations that have adopted SOA have yet to benefit from their investment. Industry analysts and academics agree that SOA Governance is a critical success factors for SOA projects. Addressing the substantial research gap, this chapter investigates longstanding challenges and proposes a SOA Governance framework as a way to improve IT/SOA success and guide the alignment of IT and business. The authors present a systematic synthesis of the latest research findings and professional experience on SOA Governance considerations for successful IT projects.

Service Oriented Cloud Computing- The State of the Art

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabeen Masood ◽  
Fatima Khalique ◽  
Bushra Bashir Chaudhry ◽  
Abdul Rauf
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
The State ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Effective Service

Cloud computing has emerged as a powerful new technology. The processing and computation power embedded in the cloud technology is not only flexible but also infinitely scalable and cost effective. Service oriented architecture (SOA) is a perfect stage for cloud computing. SOA has allowed customers and organizations to achieve cloud computing and reap its benefits that would not have been possible through any other architecture. This paper discusses the concept and importance of service oriented cloud computing by highlighting possible architectures, their benefits and critical success factors.

scholarly journals Case Studies: Business and Technical Perspectives in Migration of Legacy Systems to Service Oriented Architecture

1970 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maulahikmah Galinium ◽  
Negar Shahbaz
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Legacy Systems ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
It Architecture ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
The Right

In adoption process of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), the legacy systems of a company can not be neglected. The reason is the legacy systems have been deployed in the past and have been running critical business processes within an enterprise in its current IT architecture. However not all migration process of legacy systems to SOA has been successfull. Highlighting the right factors to reach legacy systems migration success in a specific company is the key value. The main adopted research method in this study has been interviewed for different companies with different enterprises including bank, furniture, engineering and airline companies in Europe. Through separate interviews, critical success factors of migrating legacy systems into SOA have been collected and identified in each case company. Finally collected results are analyzed and presented as the recognized factors affecting successful migration oflegacy assets into SOA from business and technical perspectives.

A Detailed Framework for SOA Governance

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 52-74
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Koumaditis ◽  
Marinos Themistocleous
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Healthcare Setting ◽  
Governance Framework ◽  
Healthcare Information Systems ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Decision Supporting ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Supporting Tool

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Governance is a critical factor for the success of SOA implementations, yet a detailed SOA Governance framework is lacking. The paper reintroduces a conceptual SOA Governance framework in a healthcare setting. The proposed framework is based on a rigorous literature review and consist of nine governance elements that should be considered during the SOA practice. The identification and conceptualisation of the elements are grounded in the normative literature. Moreover, the authors propose a unique formulation combining nine elements of SOA Governance with SOA Critical Success Factors (CSFs) and Healthcare Information Systems (HIS) challenges. This proposal aims to pinpoint attributes and guidelines for each element, required to successfully govern SOA and tackle longstanding HIS challenges. The framework is intended to be used as a decision supporting tool for SOA governance in a healthcare setting.

A Framework for Assessing Enterprise-Wide SOA Implementation Readiness

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahshitah Abdul-Manan ◽  
Peter Hyland
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Organizational Changes ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
The Public ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Development Paradigm

Many vendors have acclaimed Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) as a better way to design and build enterprise-wide information systems (EWIS). While these claims may be true in the private sector, there is scant evidence in the literature for the same success in the public sector. The adoption of Enterprise-wide SOA (ESOA) as the dominant development paradigm within an organization often requires significant organizational changes, which are difficult to achieve in the public sector, with its strict hierarchies and departmental independence. Although many government departments are beginning to adopt this new paradigm, the literature does not provide a suitable ESOA implementation readiness framework for use in the public sector. This research proposes a framework based on Critical Success Factors (CSFs) and a CSF scorecard to evaluate an organisation’s ESOA implementation readiness. The framework and scorecard were tested in a test case in the Malaysian government, and the results validate the accuracy and usefulness of both the CSF Framework and the CSF Scorecard.

Towards Automated SLA Management for Service Delivery in SOA-based Environments

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-40
Author(s):  
Elarbi Badidi ◽  
Mohamed El Koutbi
Keyword(s):  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Handheld Devices ◽  
Service Provisioning ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Business Goals ◽  
Sla Negotiation ◽  
Service Oriented

The services landscape is changing with the growing adoption by businesses of the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), the migration of business solutions to the cloud, and the proliferation of smartphones and Internet-enabled handheld devices to consume services. To meet their business goals, organizations increasingly demand services, which can satisfy their functional and non-functional requirements. Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are seen as the means to guarantee the continuity in service provisioning and required levels of service. In this paper, we propose a framework for service provisioning, which aims at providing support for automated SLA negotiation and management. The Service Broker component carries out SLA negotiation with selected service-providers on behalf of service-consumers. Multi-rounds of negotiations are very often required to reach an agreement. In each round, the negotiating parties bargain on multiple SLA parameters by trying to maximize their global utility functions. The monitoring infrastructure is in charge of observing SLA compliance monitoring using measurements obtained from independent third party monitoring services.

Co-opetition for corporate social responsibility and sustainability: drivers and success factors

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Kumar ◽  
Julia Connell ◽  
Asit Bhattacharyya
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Sustainability Challenges ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose Over the past few decades, many initiatives have been proposed in response to critical environmental challenges. However, in most cases, progress has been inadequate, raising questions as to why so few organisations have been successful in adopting effective sustainability measures. To address this dilemma, this paper aims to propose a range of sustainability-related co-opetitive strategies that are likely to be beneficial for organisations and society. The research findings provide support for co-opetitive approaches to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability by providing evidence within an Australian context. Design/methodology/approach Research methods comprised 14 interviews with senior executives/managers from private and public sector organisations in Australia. Thematic content analysis indicates the presence of three types of drivers (commonality-driven, competition-driven and collaboration-driven) and three critical success factors (governance, public policy and relationship principles) related to co-opetition, CSR and sustainability. Findings Findings indicate that inter-firm co-opetition could be considered a viable strategy to improve performance across the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainability. Limitations concern the number of interviews conducted. Originality/value Based on the research findings, a typology was created that depicts different forms of co-opetition in CSR/sustainability and their relationships with firm performance. Moreover, the typology illustrates the importance of co‐opetitive partnerships in supporting effective responses to sustainability challenges and opportunities.

Critical success factors for adopting building information modelling (BIM) and lean construction practices on construction mega-projects: a Delphi survey

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Evans ◽  
Peter Farrell ◽  
Ayman Mashali ◽  
Wael Zewein
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Lean Construction ◽  
Delphi Survey ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Research Findings

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate critical success factors (CSFs) that enhance integration between building information modelling (BIM) and lean construction (LC) practices on construction mega-projects. BIM and LC have gained momentum in the past decade. Design/methodology/approach The Delphi survey technique was used to gauge opinions of a panel of 16 experts through a two-round Delphi questionnaire survey. Panel responses were scrutinised using inferential and descriptive statistical techniques. Findings In total, 30 CSFs were identified in the literature. The top ranked factor out of 30 that supports LeanBIM synergy was “collaboration in design, construction works and engineering management”. Other top rated CSFs were centric on people, data and technology elements. The research findings are important for project stakeholders, organisations, contractors, engineers and local authorities who implement LC and BIM synergies in construction mega-projects. Originality/value The research findings are important for project stakeholders, organisations, contractors, engineers and local authorities who implement LC and BIM synergies in construction mega-projects. The research recommends further hands-on training to increase the integration of BIM and LC practices in the architecture, engineering and construction industry and to enrich the extant body of knowledge in construction of mega-projects.

scholarly journals Change management in information systems projects for public organizations

10.28945/2185 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 047-062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Ziemba ◽  
Iwona Oblak
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Change Management ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Public Organizations ◽  
The Public ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Is Projects

It can be argued that public organizations, in order to provide the public with sufficient services in the current, highly competitive and continuously evolving environment, require changes. The changes that become necessary are often related to the implementation of information systems (IS). Moreover, when organizations are faced with changes, a change management (CM) process needs to be put in place. CM theories that are currently available to practitioners and academics are often contradictory; they mostly lack empirical evidence and are supported by unchallenged hypotheses concerning the nature of the contemporary CM. The aim of this paper is, therefore, to identify critical success factors (CFSs) for CM in IS projects. In order to reach this aim an explanation of changes in public organizations and the nature of CM are presented. Following this, a framework of CFSs for CM in IS projects are identified based on the literature review. The paper also examines two IS projects and uses them to demonstrate CFSs influencing CM in IS projects in Polish pubic organizations. A discussion of the research findings is provided and the paper concludes with a presentation of the study’s contributions and limitations as well as the stream of future work.

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