http://roadmap.cbdiforum.com/ Guidance for transitioning to Web Services and SOA. Practices and strategies for business, architecture, infrastructure, process and technical matters. en-us Copyright CBDI Forum Limited 1997 - 2003 Wed, 20 Aug 2003 15:00:00 GMT Wed, 20 Aug 2003 15:00:00 GMT info@cbdiforum.com webmaster@cbdiforum.com http://roadmap.cbdiforum.com/reports/roi/ Are you having difficulty persuading your colleagues or business sponsors of the merit of adopting SOA or using Web Services instead of some existing mature technology. This report may help http://roadmap.cbdiforum.com/reports/maturity/ A Strategic Perspective for Technology and Business Planning. Adopting Web Services and SOA is an evolutionary process for vendors and their customers. The question is how do you manage progress and risk in a constantly changing environment? While the technology issues are inevitably dominant today, this is merely a symptom of the immaturity of the service environment. Very soon business issues will dominate. In this report we introduce a high level maturity model that provides an assessment of relevant timescales and a framework for aligning business and technology roadmaps. http://roadmap.cbdiforum.com/reports/protocols/ This report assesses the status of various Web Service protocols and suggests a timeline for their adoption and relevant roadmap actions. It provides a useful reference and links to all the numerous protocols currently proposed or in the standards process. Updated 14th July http://roadmap.cbdiforum.com/reports/planning/ The CBDI Framework for Planning and Managing the Introduction of Web Services into an Enterprise. Introducing Web Services requires some changes right across the organization. These changes, technical, organizational, process and project related, will happen over a period of time and with varying levels of coordination. Some of the changes will be obvious, others need to be identified; many will need organization specific solutions. In this report we provide a planning framework that can be used as either a starting point or as review input. http://roadmap.cbdiforum.com/reports/isv/ This report looks at how Web Services will impact ISVs and how they must adapt their software packages to support both the provision and consumption of Web Services. http://roadmap.cbdiforum.com/reports/ibm/index.php IBM's strategy today is centered around Business On Demand in which their entire set of products and services are focused on delivering greater business efficiency and agility. A core element of the strategy is the transition to Web Services, and in this report we examine how IBM is turning this high level goal into reality for its customers through practical delivery of products, services and Roadmap guidance that enable the on demand business.