Though the term SOA can be intimidating, the fundamental concept is really quite simple – and very powerful; to meet your present and projected business needs, you can turn your software applications into “building blocks” that you can infinitely rearrange, and usually at great speed. It gives you a new way not only to “reconfigure” your business, but to connect to suppliers, partners and customers.

Just as challenging as introducing an SOA architecture, however, is the need to demonstrate ROI.

This whitepaper, via a study of 35 SOA projects across a range of industries and regions, explores best practice in measurement of ROI in SOA.