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Subject: Re: [soa-rm] Service-Orientation, SOA, RM vs. RA, etc.: Suggestion To Bring Us Closer Together
Duane,
I would like to make a suggestion to help clear up the current division in our TC on some basic issues, which I believe is truly inhibiting our ability to move forward in a unified way - and will continue to do so unless we address it at this time.
The most prominent division that I have perceived over the course of several weeks is: "If we are defining a reference model, what is it for? Is it for a single service? (call this "service-orientation") or SOA?" IOW, "Is it SO-RM, or SOA-RM?"
The second most prominent division that I have perceived over the course of several weeks is: "Where is the line drawn between RM and RA?". Last week I began a thread[1] on this question, and I thank all who contributed (Matt, Duane, Ken, Rex, Francis, any others I missed). However, I think we really need to drill down into this question more and have a crystal clear answer before we go any farther, else run the risk of creating an RM that cannot easily "bridge to" an RA.
So, I would like to propose a solution:
I would like to propose that we take an informal poll (not a formal vote) across the TC as a "pulse check" that will enable us to come closer together on these vital issues. The poll would be comprised of the following questions (folks would simply put an "*" to the left of the letter of their response):
<Questions>
(1) Do you believe that the RM in our current draft is:
A. A service-orientation reference model
B. A SOA reference model
C. Other
(2) If the answer to #1 was A: Do you believe that the current scope of the RM is what the scope should be for our finished product? (i.e. no need to expand or contract)
A. Yes
B. No
C: Not sure
(3) If the answer to #1 was C: How would you describe our RM?
Answer here:_____________________________________________
(4) If the answer to #2 was B: Please describe why you believe our current RM is for SOA, but its scope is not correct.
Answer here:_____________________________________________
</Questions>
And I've already figured out how we can interpret the responses, based on combinations of responses for questions #1 and #2 (note that "A/A" means the response for both question #1 and #2 was A):
<Responses>
A/A: "I’m fine – proceed as is."
A/B: "We need to expand the scope of the current RM, and I have provided more details in question #4."
A/C: "I’m confused and need help."
B (N/A for question #2): "I’m fine – proceed as is."
C (N/A for question #2): "I think our current RM describes neither nor service orientation nor SOA, and I have provided more details in question #3."
</Responses>
What are your thoughts on disseminating this as a pulse check?
Thanks,
Joe
[1] http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/soa-rm/200505/msg00207.html
Kind Regards,
Joseph Chiusano
Booz Allen Hamilton
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