Agile Service Orientation: Avoiding the "Ivory Tower"

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Agile Service Orientation: Avoiding the "Ivory Tower"

Posted July 31, 2009 | Technology |

A harsh economic recession calling for renewed cost reduction with an emphasis on tactical solution-delivery projects causes concern over the effectiveness of enterprise service-oriented architecture (SOA) and puts agile back in the limelight. SOA and agile methodologies are commonly seen as opposites, but opposites that don't attract.

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Paul Allen

Paul Allen served as a Senior Consultant in Cutter Consortium's Business & Enterprise Architecture practice. Prior to retiring, Mr. Allen worked for more than 35 years in most areas of IT. He earned international recognition for his pioneering work in the application of component-based development (CBD) and service-oriented architecture (SOA) to achieve practical business value. Mr. Allen focused on the cultural aspects of enterprise SOA… Read More

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Agile Service Orientation: Avoiding the "Ivory Tower"

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