Defining Service Ownership For A Service Oriented Architecture
First Claim
1. A method of defining service ownership for a Service Oriented Architecture (‘
- SOA’
), the method carried out in response to an event requiring a change in service ownership, the method comprising;
defining, in dependence upon data describing business functions within a business, a service domain, including identifying a structure and scope for the service domain;
reviewing, by a service domain ownership review board, the defined service domain for approval;
upon approval of the defined service domain, identifying potential impact upon currently existing service domains caused by implementation of the defined service domain;
identifying a potential owner of the defined service domain in dependence upon a service type of the defined service domain and funding requirements of the service domain;
presenting, to relevant stakeholders in the business, the potential owner of the defined service domain for approval; and
upon approval of the potential owner of the defined service domain, assigning the potential owner of the defined service domain responsibility for managing the defined service domain.
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Abstract
Defining service ownership for an SOA including defining, in response to an event requiring a change in service ownership and in dependence upon data describing business functions within a business, a service domain; reviewing, by a service domain ownership review board, the defined service domain for approval; upon approval of the defined service domain, identifying potential impact upon currently existing service domains caused by implementation of the defined service domain; identifying a potential owner of the defined service domain in dependence upon a service type of the defined service domain and funding requirements of the service domain; presenting, to relevant stakeholders in the business, the potential owner of the defined service domain for approval; and upon approval of the potential owner of the defined service domain, assigning the potential owner of the defined service domain responsibility for managing the defined service domain.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of defining service ownership for a Service Oriented Architecture (‘
- SOA’
), the method carried out in response to an event requiring a change in service ownership, the method comprising;defining, in dependence upon data describing business functions within a business, a service domain, including identifying a structure and scope for the service domain; reviewing, by a service domain ownership review board, the defined service domain for approval; upon approval of the defined service domain, identifying potential impact upon currently existing service domains caused by implementation of the defined service domain; identifying a potential owner of the defined service domain in dependence upon a service type of the defined service domain and funding requirements of the service domain; presenting, to relevant stakeholders in the business, the potential owner of the defined service domain for approval; and upon approval of the potential owner of the defined service domain, assigning the potential owner of the defined service domain responsibility for managing the defined service domain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- SOA’
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10. A system of defining service ownership for a Service Oriented Architecture (‘
- SOA’
), the system carried out in response to an event requiring a change in service ownership, the system comprising;means for defining, in dependence upon data describing business functions within a business, a service domain, including identifying a structure and scope for the service domain; means for reviewing, by a service domain ownership review board, the defined service domain for approval; means for identifying, upon approval of the defined service domain, potential impact upon currently existing service domains caused by implementation of the defined service domain; means for identifying a potential owner of the defined service domain in dependence upon a service type of the defined service domain and funding requirements of the service domain; means for presenting, to relevant stakeholders in the business, the potential owner of the defined service domain for approval; and means for assigning, upon approval of the potential owner of the defined service domain, the potential owner of the defined service domain responsibility for managing the defined service domain. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- SOA’
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