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The Core Competency Dilemma and SOA

Posted December 28, 2005 | Technology |

The Cutter Business Technology Council points out that organizations typically change their business focus (and hence their core competencies) over time [1]. The problem is that many decisions to outsource business processes (or parts of those processes) are often made with little thought to what is actually meant by core competency in the context of a particular organization.

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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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