The South East Asia SOA Weblog

I guess it is no secret that there is a global financial downturn presently and that many companies have slashed their IT budgets and projects. Having been in the industry for over 25 years, it never ceases to amaze me how companies miss the opportunity to upgrade and extend their processes and systems during the quiet times. In my opinion, business people in general have not yet fully adopted the concept of using IT as a competitive weapon. In traditional warfare either side will always use any break in the battle to fortify their position, improve their supply lines and prepare for the next battle.

Given the overarching goals of SOA in respect to enhancing competitive capabilities and agility it seems like the perfect reason to run SOA projects during the quiet time when the business is less distracted and can make more resources available to help the project deliver more value.