1. Focus on short-term ROI. Despite his insistence that SOA shouldn’t be a project, David Linthicum knows that’s how it’s still functionally viewed at many organizations. So, in this post, he offers three excellent tips on what to do if your SOA faces budget cuts. At the top of the list, of course, is making sure everyone understands the ROI of your SOA.

Jason Bloomberg of ZapThink LLC said in a SearchSOA.com article that the best strategy in 2008 for companies that have not yet embarked on SOA is to focus on projects where SOA can offer tactical cost savings.

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