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Building an SOA Business Case: A Gartner Framework
2 December 2008
 
Anthony Bradley   W Schulte   Daniel Sholler   Paolo Malinverno  

Formulating a general business case for SOA is very difficult, if not impossible. Enterprises must map the characteristics of SOA to specific business value in the context of particular projects. This framework is an aid for building project-specific SOA business cases.




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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

1.0
    
 You Can't Build a Business Case for SOA
2.0
    
 You Can Build an SOA Business Case for X
3.0
    
 The Gartner SOA Business Case Framework

3.1
    
 Elements Capture Relevant SOA Justification Characteristics
3.2
    
 The Elements for SOA Principles
3.3
    
 SOA Technology Benefit/Cost Elements
3.4
    
 SOA Business Benefit and Cost Elements
3.5
    
 The Elements for Business Impact

3.5.1
    
 Element Chains and the Gartner SOA Traceability Index
3.6
    
 SOA Value Bundles
3.7
    
 Profiling Elements for Business Case Justification
3.8
    
 Assembling Element Profiles Into Business Case Justification
3.9
    
 SOA Investment and Value Over Time
3.10
    
 Step-by-Step Process for Applying the Gartner SOA Business Case Framework
3.11
    
 Three Primary Ways to Start Applying the Framework
4.0
    
 A Word of Caution
5.0
    
 Bottom Line
6.0
    
 Appendix 1: Brief Description of Gartner SOA Business Case Framework Elements

6.1
    
 SOA Principles

6.1.1
    
 1.1-Modular
6.1.2
    
 1.2-Swappable
6.1.3
    
 1.3-Sharable
6.1.4
    
 1.4-Clearly Defined
6.1.5
    
 1.5-Distributable
6.2
    
 Technology Benefits

6.2.1
    
 2.1-Improved System Interoperability
6.2.2
    
 2.2-Faster Application Development
6.2.3
    
 2.3-Improved Function Evolution
6.2.4
    
 2.4-Improved System Scalability
6.2.5
    
 2.5-Better Process Visibility
6.2.6
    
 2.6-Discover Functionality Retirement
6.2.7
    
 2.7-IT Modernization and Technology Updates
6.2.8
    
 2.8-Enhanced Capability Sharing
6.2.9
    
 2.9-Enhanced Information Quality
6.3
    
 Technology Costs

6.3.1
    
 3.1-Application and Service Governance
6.3.2
    
 3.2-Architecture Effort
6.3.3
    
 3.3-Information Security
6.3.4
    
 3.4-System Management
6.3.5
    
 3.5-End-to-End Performance
6.3.6
    
 3.6-Technology Investment
6.4
    
 Business Benefits

6.4.1
    
 4.1-Customer Responsiveness
6.4.2
    
 4.2-Market Responsiveness
6.4.3
    
 4.3-Regulatory Responsiveness
6.4.4
    
 4.4-Sales Effectiveness
6.4.5
    
 4.5-Supplier Effectiveness
6.4.6
    
 4.6-Operational Effectiveness
6.4.7
    
 4.7-Product Development Effectiveness
6.4.8
    
 4.8-Cost Avoidance or Reduction
6.5
    
 Business Costs

6.5.1
    
 5.1-Culture Change
6.5.2
    
 5.2-HR
6.5.3
    
 5.3-Process and System Change
6.5.4
    
 5.4-Coordination and Control
6.5.5
    
 5.5-Business Operations Impact
6.5.6
    
 5.6-Capital Outlay
6.6
    
 Business Impact

6.6.1
    
 6.1-Revenue Growth
6.6.2
    
 6.2-Market Growth
6.6.3
    
 6.3-Better Profitability
6.6.4
    
 6.4-Competitive Position
6.6.5
    
 6.5-Regulatory Compliance


List of Figures


Figure 1. 
 The Gartner SOA Business Case Framework
 

Figure 2. 
 Gartner SOA Business Case Framework Elements
 

Figure 3. 
 Gartner SOA Business Case Benefits Traceability Index
 

Figure 4. 
 The Improved System-Interoperability Chain
 

Figure 5. 
 The Improved System Interoperability Chain (Node View)
 

Figure 6. 
 SOA Business Case Bundle and Profile Assembly
 

Figure 7. 
 SOA Case Example Scenario
 



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