Title: Service-oriented design and development methodology

Authors: Michael P. Papazoglou, Willem-Jan Van Den Heuvel

Addresses: INFOLAB, Department of Information Systems and Management Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, Tilburg 5000 LE, The Netherlands. ' INFOLAB, Department of Information Systems and Management Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, Tilburg 5000 LE, The Netherlands

Abstract: Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) are rapidly emerging as the premier integration and architectural approach in contemporary, complex, heterogeneous computing environments. SOA is not simply about deploying software: it also requires that organisations evaluate their business models, come up with service-oriented analysis and design techniques, deployment and support plans, and carefully evaluate partner/customer/supplier relationships. Since SOA is based on open standards and is frequently realised using Web Services (WS), developing meaningful WS and business process specifications is an important requirement for SOA applications that leverage WS. Designers and developers cannot be expected to oversee a complex service-oriented development project without relying on a sound design and development methodology. This paper provides an overview of the methods and techniques used in service-oriented design and development. The aim of this paper is to examine a service development methodology from the point of view of both service producers and requesters and review the range of elements in this methodology that are available to them.

Keywords: service oriented computing; service oriented architectures; SOA; business processes; web services; design methodologies; development methodologies; service development; life cycle development; choreography; service integration; service interoperability.

DOI: 10.1504/IJWET.2006.010423

International Journal of Web Engineering and Technology, 2006 Vol.2 No.4, pp.412 - 442

Published online: 20 Jul 2006 *

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