zapthink lhcgduiqzapthinkcom zapflash business empowerment underappreciated soa business benefit zapflash issue feb 13 2008 welcome zapflash zapthinks email newsletter issue find valuable news research analysis insight xml web services serviceoriented architectures zapthink issues features include business empowerment underappreciated soa business benefit almost full practical soa events nynj finance pharma media governancequalitymanagement gqm uk insurance announcing zapcheck zapthinks oneday soa quick assessment sanity check register next lza boot camps florida australia india featured events listen latest podcasts get copy forwarded click sign free subscription today email disclosure find email useful irritating otherwise unacceptable click unsubscribe never bothered dont miss practical soa new york new jerseynext month hear enterprise architect practitioners looking usable business case studies value propositions soa want learn latest best practices making soa success want hear successful architects soa efforts want learn peers really takes put together soa want take soa next level register today practical soa new york new jersey march 25 2008 newark hilton penn station newark nj sponsored data direct hp itko managed methods tidal software media sponsor toolbox business empowerment underappreciated soa business benefit document id zapflash2008212 document type zapflash jason bloomberg posted feb 13 2008 zapthink long grouped core business benefits serviceoriented architecture soa four main categories cost reduction increased asset reuse increased business visibility greater business agility sure soa efforts today seek achieve one goals yet one additional benefit soa provides organizations fast becoming one important business empowerment concept business empowerment begins notion user empowerment leaves focusing teams people within lines business technology directly indirectly gives capabilities need succeed overcoming business challenges face result business empowerment fast becoming central motivation soa second business agility many organizations important reason implementing soa user empowerment business empowerment user empowerment straightforward concept give users powerful tools greater ability accomplish tasks jobs present perspective information technology department tools computers mobile devices bits technology people interface largely personal onetoone basis capabilities load tools largely better powerful software greater user empowerment achieve soa course empowers users offering services abstract capabilities information across organization beyond users front devices much power flexibility department able willing offer greater power however comes greater responsibility reason governance critical soa initiative without effective governance user empowerment simply dangerous far good relationship governance user empowerment welltrodden topic zapthink elsewhere take discussion higher level business empowerment involves two additional dimensions collaboration inherent business focus business process beyond firstly lines business depend upon technology users per se rather upon teams people dont identify technology use secondly lines business also identify process lines business undergo terms technology supports contrary plays support role empowering business needed create manage run processes business sees fit telling story beyond soa soa takes important role architectural approach organizing resources support businesscentric collaboration process important note soa center story business collaborates supporting running business processes takes center stage fact concept enterprise mashups serves better link business empowerment benefit discussing soa zapthink discussed enterprise mashups governed compositions looselycoupled services rich collaborative internetbased environment perspective enterprise mashups leverage soa provide loosely coupled services people mashing also supports requires necessary governance balance user empowerment results business perspective however enterprise mashups technology rather collaboration process even collaboration involves tasks dont involve technology business processes question likewise focus nonit tasks point making subtle one entirely difference perspective personnel focus meets needs business technologycentric perspective leads user empowerment end result rather taking leap business empowerment way fallen clutches paradox best meet needs business must think business technology work every day everyone within department focus business extent enterprise architects eas zapthink chiding eas focusing wrong things adding one consideration eas must able juggle soagovernanceenterprise mashupcollaborationbusiness process balls air order achieve business empowerment promise architecture eas realize plays support position rather central role finally right track examples business empowerment examples illustrate business empowerment benefit enterprise mashups soa look salient characteristic examples business context business empowerment benefit collaboration business process call center management team responds customer complaints reworking call center reps handle incoming calls ecommerce logistics team large online retailer rethinks process rerouting orders secondary suppliers issue primary supplier mortgage underwriting team streamlines approval processes face shifting regulations state law enforcement officer support group improves way dispatchers interact police officers beat examples suggest real challenge ea team particular broadly support line business teams work together improve processes empowering ahead time able take actions desire longer sufficient line business question come new requirement chuck cubicle wall ask implement new capability instead must work proactively enable business teams take initiative make collaborative process improvements zapthink take techies among us love talk technology soa conversations different add mix concept enterprise mashups perfect techie storm rich internet applications soa service compositions could cooler users sitting front computers leveraging rich user interface technologies mash services hearts content problem thats lines business operate role enterprise mashups soa well subtle many business users dont see sitting front computer day technology necessary evil central enabler work soa efforts lead true business empowerment therefore focus interface people computers instead focus must center squarely collaboration business process course challenge isnt new went issues back 1990s ebusiness movement failed live expectations largely ebusiness wasnt supposed e rather business many todays soa challenges boil lack perspective part organizations ea teams particular able understand collaboration business process drive enterprise mashups turn drive soa soa truly empower business datadirects architect tutorials expert series 2008 innovations software architects data 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