Workshop: Hard Problems in SOA

One hundred and ten participants contributed to this workshop, which was held at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) on January 30, 2008. The observations they shared illustrate a broad concern about the implications the hard problems of service-oriented architecture (SOA).

The participants work in government agencies, military service branches, healthcare organizations, universities, research and development centers, and commercial enterprises. Some of the more than 35 organizations represented were the U.S. Air Force, Army, and Navy; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Internal Revenue Service; Harris Corporation; the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Northrop Grumman, Villanova University, PNC Financial Services, the Federal Aviation Administration, and Westfield Insurance.

Plans for Future Workshops and Publications

The workshop sponsors—the SEI, IBM, and Carnegie Mellon—plan to hold more workshops on vital SOA issues. Watch this page for updates to the workshop schedule.

The SEI also plans to publish a book on SOA Research Agenda it has developed in collaboration with a team of international experts. Read more about this upcoming publication on the SOA Research Agenda (pdf, 227 kb).

Materials from the Hard Problems Workshop

Documents used and generated by the workshop participants are available in the list below.

Welcome and Background
- Welcome: Paul Nielsen, SEI (pdf, 444 kb)
- Purpose and Agenda: Frank Stein, IBM (pdf, 201 kb)
- Workshop Background: Dennis Smith, SEI (pdf, 227 kb)
SOA Research Agenda
- SOA Research Agenda: Grace Lewis, SEI (pdf, 654 kb)
Working Sessions
- Governance
  - Introduction (pdf, 575 kb)
  - Outbrief (pdf, 118kb)
- Strategy
  - Introduction (pdf, 3 mb)
  - Outbrief (pdf, 2 mb)
- Security
  - Introduction (pdf, 956 kb)
  - Outbrief (pdf, 1.4 mb)
  - Follow-on contribution from Mark Yanalitis, Highmark Network Services (pdf, 870 kb)
- Design
  - Introduction (pdf, 403 kb)
  - Introduction: Requirements in SOA Environments (pdf, 526 kb)
  - Outbrief (pdf, 2.7 mb)
Closing Remarks
- Next Steps: Frank Stein (pdf, 201 kb)

Do you have contributions about hard problems in SOA not addressed in this workshop? Send your comments to Grace Lewis.

Workshop Sponsors

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