- Buyers of SOA technology struggle to reconcile their SOA strategy with other programs, such as BPM.
- Vendors promise out-of-the-box solutions that cannot deliver.
- Organizations struggle with the cost of technology solutions that provide ROI only in the long-term.
Our Advice
Hypothesis
- While out-of-the-box solutions can provide valuable technology components, the purchase decision requires evaluation of the broader SOA strategy.
- Consider outsourced SOA for low-cost support of a pilot SOA project.
- Converged BPM and SOA solutions leave the door open for a BPM project further down the road.