Re: [bcm] Edit of BCM Spec v0.05

["David RR Webber" <david@drrw.info>]

Title: Message

Kumar,

 

Good points.  OAGIS is an important authoritative source that is widely implemented

and is therefore referenced accordingly.

 

WS-CAF is a potential liaison focus - especially for the Choice Point technology.

 

However - when 0.50 went out - they still were only at CfP status.  I believe their first meeting

was today.   It may be a bit early to be pushing them for collaboration - until we understand

better their priorities.  We have at least one or two BCM members who have joined

CAF as well I think.

 

Anyway - generally I think its a given that we interact with OASIS TC's - so maybe

we can spend some time figuring out the right focus with CAF and then include that

appropriately in our document(s) once they have agreed to something here?

 

Thanks, DW

----- Original Message -----

From: Kumar Sivaraman

To: Sally St. Amand ; Bruce Peat

Cc: BCM

Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 4:50 PM

Subject: RE: [bcm] Edit of BCM Spec v0.05

Sally, Bruce,

Page 15 line 537, we need to retain OAGIS.

Charter of the new OASIS TC WS-CAF (Composite Application Framework) includes interoperability in its scope and lists Propagate and coordinate context information  as a benefit. Wouldn't it merit inclusion in BCM spec?

Thanks,

Kumar Sivaraman

-----Original Message-----
From: Sally St. Amand [mailto:sallystamand@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 12:56 PM
To: Bruce Peat
Cc: BCM
Subject: [bcm] Edit of BCM Spec v0.05

Bruce

Attached is a marked up copy of the specification. I focused on syntax and made changes in the content only when I thought I was not changing intent. If I had gotten to this earlier I could have resolved intent issues on the listserv. I had just finished reading the ppt, the paper applying BCM to the financial industry and the spec over the weekend prior to our last con call.

I raised the question about the Executive Summary as I was unaware there was one on Kavi. I was going to suggest writing 3 - 4 pages directed to the CFO. This is the person who is most responsible for ROI in an organization. Selling the CFO that BCM is the better approach because BCM focuses on interoperability from a business perspective with the intent of driving through to a solution that encompasses the technical issues are the mutual objectives of the BCM and many CFOs of enterprise orgs.

At least,those CFOs who are future oriented. Interoperability is the big challenge and the elusive goal.

The BCM provides the roadmap and the mechanisms to define the business solution  and the means to implement the solution. BCM relies on open standards and work of other authoritative sources to devise the framework that will produce an operational solution. The other efforts include BPEL, CAM, et al.

This perspective may provide the view of how the multiple, on-going efforts, i.e. BCM, BPEL, W3C et al, interlock and compliment each other. Clearly the many efforts to address interoperability (from different perspectives) demonstrates the interest. How they fit together should be spelled out before the "solutions" exacerbate the issue.

Anyway I hope these views help with the exec summary and the cover piece you are doing to the spec.

Sally