You knew that this had to happen. As we move from the enterprise to multi-enterprise architecture the Business Analyst must understand business processes across the cloud. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Applying the principles and best practices of business analysis into a SOA world is not trivial. At the same time, it’s not rocket surgery either. It simply requires a disciplined approach and willingness to learn about and adapt to the new perspectives and priorities that a service oriented enterprise emphasizes. The benefits for organizations that take the time to do the upfront analysis and truly understand and document the services from a business perspective are significant. It can create a paradigm shift within your Information Technology department where the focus is on the business and technology is the enabler rather than the other way around. It will also allow the organization to become more agile and adaptive over time. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

This article presents the rationale for BPA, its importance and more importantly it describes the actual steps involved within BPA with the help of a case study. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Active Endpoints, Inc. (www.activevos.com), the inventor of visual orchestration systems (VOS), today announced that it has appointed T-Impact (www.t-impact.com) of Reading, England as its reseller for the United Kingdom. T-Impact will use ActiveVOS in its expanding services-oriented architecture (SOA) and business process management (BPM) consulting engagements to deliver to its telecommunications, retail and banking clients cost-effective business process orchestrations which maximize investments in legacy applications. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Active Endpoints, Inc. ( www.activevos.com), the inventor of visual orchestration systems (VOS), today announced that the Fastenal Company has successfully deployed ActiveVOS(TM) in multiple sales applications, empowering their direct sales team to respond more quickly than before to partner, inventory and pricing changes. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Active Endpoints, Inc. ( www.activevos.com), the inventor of visual orchestration systems (VOS), today announced that it is the charter sponsor of a new BriefingsDirect(TM) podcast series entitled BriefingsDirect Analyst Insights Edition. Produced and moderated by veteran IT industry analyst Dana Gardner, Analyst Insights will gather together enterprise software industry experts for a bi-monthly podcast of news, discussion and analysis of special relevance to users of enterprise and middleware software, with a special focus on Services-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cloud Computing and Business Process Management (BPM). A changing panel of analysts and industry participants will ensure that listeners always hear the freshest and most perceptive discussion of enterprise and middleware software. - SOA Business Analyst - THE BA NETWORK << MORE >>

This book is for CIOs, executives, SOA project managers, business process analysts, BPM and SOA Architects, who are responsible for improving the efficiency of business processes through IT, or for designing SOA. It provides a high-level coverage of business process modeling, but it also gives practical development examples on how to move from model to execution. - SOA Business Analyst - THE BA NETWORK - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Entitled "SOA: From Modeling to Implementation," this issue of IBM Systems Journal contains eight papers by expert practitioners and researchers from IBM and elsewhere that deal with modeling, testing, an governance, issues that have emerged from SOA in a variety of industries. It is available free online. - SOA Business Architect - THE BA NETWORK << MORE >>

Active Endpoints, Inc. ( www.activevos.com), the inventor of visual orchestration systems (VOS), today announced the general availability of ActiveVOS(TM) 6.0, an all-in-one, standards-based orchestration and business process management system that permits Java(R) developers, business analysts, and enterprise architects to automate business processes, collaborate across IT and business boundaries, control the overall state of the business and adapt rapidly and easily to changes in the business that require new or updated applications. - SOA Business Analyst - THE BA NETWORK << MORE >>

More opinions on the role of the Business Analyst in SOA Developments. SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

This one day interactive seminar will address the issues data and information management professionals encounter in a SOA environment. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

voke, inc., a modern analyst firm for the Web 2.0 world, announced today the publication of the voke Market Snapshot(TM) Report: The Role of the Business Analyst. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

As adoption of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) spreads in the enterprise, one of the most notable trends in the market, other than introduction of new products and services, are changes to the organizational structure of businesses that are successful with SOA. In addition to the growth of Centers of Excellence (CoE) and competency centers focused on SOA, we’re also seeing a greater focus on enterprise architecture (EA) groups that lead and guide SOA initiatives across the organization. However, EA groups are not alone in trying to help meet the wide range of needs of the business with IT solutions. Indeed, before the discipline of EA got the visibility it has now, another part of the organization held sway with the business -- business analysts. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Methodologies Corporation, the leading SOA modeling and training company, announced the release of the Green SOA Training Program. This state-of-the-art training material has been gaining industry-wide recognition because it fosters software and hardware asset reuse and consolidation. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Coming Soon! OSLO Architect.net - SOA Modeling in a .net Connected World - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

The UML Profile for SAETM enables users to model SOA design and architecture using diagrams that are UML compliant and to record relevant metadata that can be exported to the repository and registry. The Profile provides a set of structured model elements that are customized to support the SAE implementation of SOA. This allows organizations to follow the CBDI-SAE methodology and guidance in any UML compliant tool. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

This book follows up where the authors’ best-selling Service-Oriented Architecture Compass left off, showing how to overcome key obstacles to successful SOA implementation and identifying best practices for all facets of execution—technical, organizational, and human. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) developers will find Unified Modeling Language (UML) support in virtually any development tool they chose, according to Richard Soley, chairman and CEO of the Object Management Group Inc. (OMG). - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

The Business Analyst Network is a resource network for the New Business Analyst. It will provide resources, careers and information on new technologies, methodologies and general trends in the industry impacting Business Analysts. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

"Disruptive internal and external forces such as globalization and the emergence of business process management (BPM) technology and service-oriented architecture (SOA) have created intense demand for multidimensional professionals with broad business, IT and leadership skills" - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Methodologies Corporation, the leading SOA modeling company, announced the release of SOMF version 1.1 today. The advanced edition is based on recent book publication entitled "Service-Oriented Modeling: Service Analysis, Design, and Architecture", written by Michael Bell and produced by Wiley & Sons Inc. in March, 2008. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Process Professionals must embrace a holistic understanding of SOA and BPM technologies or risk being marginalized in their organizations' transformation efforts. - SOA Business Analyst - The New Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

IBM today announced new enhancements to its Telelogic portfolio of software and systems development tools. IBM acquired Telelogic on April 3, 2008 to accelerate the innovation of products that rely on software. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

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CIOs are coming under pressure to improve their business analyst talent pool to respond to changing IT Environments - Are you adapting to meet their needs.<< MORE >>

Scott Ambler, the practice leader of agile development for the IBM Methods Group and author of several books on software project management and agile development, says that first and foremost, business analysts (or as he terms it, business systems analysts, or BSAs) are responsible for communication and collaboration between the business and IT. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Everyone knows who the business analysts are in their organization, but not everyone knows what they actually do and what they are responsible for during software implementation projects. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

A new Forrester report sheds light on this little known, often misunderstood but critical liaison role that can unite the business and IT on enterprise projects, systems development and business strategy. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) changes the traditional roles played by many IT professionals and business people, but no job is being more radically changed than that of business analyst, says John Michelsen, chief scientist at iTKO Inc. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Learn a few new terms, including service identification, specification, realization, and design principles, and find out why they are fundamental to the success of SOA. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

How do you go about talking to the Business Folks about SOA?- SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Service-oriented architectures for business intelligence efforts pioneered over the past several years in both the vendor and user communities have sufficiently evolved and are now ready for deployment. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

To seize the new opportunities and realize the benefits that can be derived from an SOA, companies need to streamline their business processes and eliminate the re-creation of the wheel. - SOA Business Analyst - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Software AG brings you the SOA Value Assessment, based on a comprehensive model for determining the value of IT. (Registration Required) - SOA Business Analyst << MORE >>

This paper focuses on the changing demands of the Business Analyst in the successful transition to a Service Oriented Enterprise. - SOA Business Analyst << MORE >>

SOA is maturing. In fact, the market is seeing more enterprise deployments than ever before. - SOA Business Analyst<< MORE >>

The Web Services Business Process Execution Language (WS-BPEL) 2.0 specification was approved in an organizational vote, but No votes to be investigated. - SOA Business Analyst<< MORE >>

SML, which embodies the spirit of service-oriented architecture (SOA) distributed computing, will help corporations craft service models at a time when systems topologies are becoming increasingly convoluted. - SOA Business Analyst<< MORE >>

IBM announce another expansion of its SOA software and services. - SOA Business Analyst << MORE >>

While it is widely understood that SOA involves tools, integration, web services technologies and process modelling, it may not be so obvious what new investment is needed for a successful strategic SOA deployment. - SOA Business Analyst<< MORE >>

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ActiveBPEL Enterprise for .NET Forms Foundation for Cost-effective Business and Systems Integration - SOA Business Analyst ActiveBPEL Enterprise for .NET Forms Foundation for Cost-effective Business and Systems Integration - SOA Business Analyst << MORE >>

Mario Szpusztra posts his whitepaper on his point-of-view on Microsoft's strategies around Service Orientation, BPM and ESB. - SOA Business Analyst<< MORE >>

Designing for Agility: Business Analysts Step Up - The analyst role is evolving. Besides BPM and UML tooling, information consolidation/integration is important for a business analyst. << MORE >>

Addressing the skeptics who still say "this cannot possibly work," Walker says they can download a free copy of the tool from the Tenfold Website and test it for themselves. - SOA Business Analyst<< MORE >>

This White Paper is meant to be IT's field guide for traveling on a journey through the landscape of integration approaches and tools. (Registration Required) - SOA Business Analyst<< MORE >>

So even though BPMN is a standard, the tools that support it are not all the same. - SOA Business Analyst << MORE >>

SOA is a driving force for future functional use within organisations. However, these functions must be viewed as being shared services for all processes. Functional re-use will be the main means of ensuring that organisations can respond rapidly and effectively to market dynamics, and that improvements to specific functions will have the optimum impact across the whole organisation. - SOA Business Analyst << MORE >>

XQuery, XSLT and XPath officially join the XML armory for Web development.<< MORE >>

Business Process Management (BPM) can give you better performance visibility and eliminate IT implementation bottlenecks—even across geographical and departmental boundaries. Now, here's your chance to get more insight into how BPM can become a critical business driver for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)—and enhance its value to your business. - Get Your Complimentary Report << MORE >>

The Rational Software Architect product affords highly flexible model management. << MORE >>

By creating services that are configured to support business capabilities, organizations must change their modus operandi from transactions to business processes<< MORE >>

Web 2.0 interfaces will move the management of process to customers, as a Business Analyst you will need to understand how you are going to manage policies around those processes.<< MORE >>

Resources for Service-Oriented Architecture and Business Process Management.<< MORE >>

What You Need to Begin an SOA Deployment with IBM Rational SDP << MORE >>

The BPEL support provides orchestration that's integrated with enterprise service bus (ESB) technology. << MORE >>

The insurer is also planning to begin setting performance metrics for SOA in terms of money saved, time to market and reuse. << MORE >>

SOUP, a new software methodology for building your SOA << MORE >>

Active Endpoints has been busy working towards the 3.0 release of its ActiveBPEL Designer and engine. << MORE >>

Excellent Research Report that put SOA Adoption into perspective.<< MORE >>

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Six part series on Business Analysis and SOA by Thomas Erl<< MORE >>

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Align IT processes with business requirements using free enterprise architecture tools, technologies, and information from IBM. Free with Registration.<< MORE >>

Seems like a natural evolution to me. SOA is about building services, BPM is about orchestrating services into business process.<< MORE >>

Open Source and Commercial BPEL solutions now deliver seamless, side-by-side execution of WS-BPEL 2.0 and BPEL4WS 1.1 processes. << MORE >>

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Survey says Eclipse is gaining in popularity.<< MORE >>

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Focusing on the global architecture of SOA, IBM on Tuesday is introducing IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform 7.0 for the desktop. << MORE >>

All the hot topics and how ARIS can support them will be addressed: from the latest BPM trends to Enterprise Architecture, Service-Oriented Architecture, Business Rules, as well as accelerated enterprise software roll-outs. << MORE >>

Telelogic Tau is a Model-Driven Development environment for the design, development, test, and analysis of large, complex systems and software applications for Enterprise IT, Aerospace/Defense, Telecom, and Transportation domains.<< MORE >>

Intalio Inc claims the latest release of its namesake open source business process management platform supports the broadest range of standards in the industry. << MORE >>

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Interview with Jack Hilty who specializes in Business Analysis in relation to Service-Oriented Architecture.<< MORE >>

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Business Analyst role is one that must be expanded through new SOA skills to ensure that companies realize the results and ROI they expect.<< MORE >>

Introduction of New Blog "SOA Business Analyst"<< MORE >>