Chairman:

• Rob Walker, Oracle

SOA Implementation Focus

• Assess technology, processes supporting implementation, and service interoperability at the enterprise-level
• Consider networking model and governance of software assets as it relates to a net centric enablement for the DCGS FoS
• Leverage current state of the practice within the DCGS family and recommend appropriate best practices for SOA enablement strategy

Top Three Issues

• Security and business models will be an important facet of the SOA implementation
• the sub-group will coordinate with the Identity management sub-group to define that component of the SOA
• SOA requires degrees of standardization, integration and reciprocity that cut across program and organizational boundaries
• Edge user needs will challenge and shape SOA implementation

Anticipated Outcomes

• Managing of scope and expectations
• Setting realistic scope
• Clearly identifying what is possible today and what are research challenges
• Having realistic, phased implementations
• Developing specific  guidance for cross program and organizational boundaries
• Incentives for service providers and consumers
• Instantiate strong service level agreements
• Design time and runtime governance, metrics and enforcement
• Developing realistic quality attribute goals and expectations, particularly in constrained environments
• Especially performance, security, availability