Building the Agile Enterprise: With SOA, BPM and MBM Book

Contents
Introduction
1. The Agile Enterprise
Common business challenges
The modern ecosystem
A new way of thinking
Agility enablers
SOA Maturity Model
CSFs on the journey to agility
2. Service Oriented Architecture
Business services
SOA infrastructure
Defining services
Enterprise transformation
SOA Challenges
3. Business Processes in a SOA
Process concepts
Process modeling
Operating modes
Processes in SOA
Choreography
4. Business Rules
Types of Rules
Implications of SOA
Rules management
5. Enterprise Information Management
Agile enterprise requirements
Logical data model
Data exchange
Business intelligence services
Master data management
Knowledge management
6. SOA Security
What makes SOA different?
Encryption and signatures
Identification and authentication
Authorization
Role-based access control (RBAC)
XACML Policies
Access control administration
Federation of trust domains
Accountability and non-repudiation
Monitoring, logging, alerts and audits
Vulnerability scanning and intrusion detection
7. The SOA Organization Structure
How is SOA different?
Service unit types
Hierarchy design factors
Organization specifications
Organizational transformation
8. Event Driven Agility
Event resolution business framework
Origins of events
Identification of events of interest
Sources of Event notices
Event notification infrastructure
Event resolution processes
9. Governance
Benefits
SOA Governance Framework
Strategic Planning
Enterprise intelligence
Business Architecture
Audit and Risk Assessment
Enterprise Transformation
Standards and technology
Information Technology services
Finance & Accounting services
Purchasing services
Human resource management services
Product Value Chains
10. Business Models
Business modeling viewpoints
Modeling tool standards
Enhanced modeling capabilities
Tactical solutions