FollowtheITmanagementofAdvasco,afictitiousfinancialcorporation,throughtheirjourneyofimplementingSOAGovernanceintotheircompany.EachchapterwillprovideanarrativeofhowtheireffortstowardsSOAadoptionarefaringandtheobstaclesthattheyface.ThesecondhalfofeachchapterexplainsthesituationsthataroseforAdvasco,alongwiththerolethatSOAGovernanceplayedinthescenario,eitherthroughthelackofit,orthroughthesuccessfulapplicationofpeople,policies,andprocesses.Byseeingthejourneymadeintherealisticexample,youwillbeabletounderstandexactlywhatisinvolvedintheprocessofSOAgovernanceandbeabletoavoidthepitfallsthatAdvascoencounteredalongtheway.Withanin-depthanalysisoftheprogressmadeandthetoolsthatwereusedtogetthere,youwilllearnhowtoimproveyourcompany'sefficiencyandproductivityusingservice-orientedarchitecturegovernance.Thisbookisforenterprisearchitects,technicalleaders,andseniorITmanagerswhowishtoimplementSOAGovernanceintotheircompanies.Thisbookassumesthatthereaderhasabasicfamiliaritywithservice-orientedarchitectureandsoftwaredevelopmentlifecyclemethodologies.Thereaderdoesnotneeddetailedknowledgeofwebservicestechnologies.