Who said this is easy? A PM's first-hand account of implementing SOA.
Implementing an SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) in a large US-based healthcare organization should be a piece of cake right? We're IBM, we’ve done it a thousand times before right?
Guess what? It's not that easy. In fact it was hard work, there was very little practical information on how to do it, and three years on it's still a work in progress.
But in the process we've turned a troubled project into a major success for IBM and our customer, and we've learned some valuable lessons that might just help you on your next project.
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Ed Polaczuk
Project Manager
IBM Canada Ltd.
Mr. Polaczuk has over 20 years of experience in IT generally and nine years in Project Management specifically. He has worked in most areas of software development, from database design to software maintenance, across many different platforms from Mainframes to Web.
Until May, 2003 Mr. Polaczuk was the profile-holding manager of the PDC Project Management team. He currently is an Application Consultant specializing in the management of troubled or complex engagements.
Mr. Polaczuk is a certified IBM Executive Project Manager and PMP© (PMI Project Management Professional) |
