The Solution Frameworks (NGOSS) and SOA

I’ve blogged a couple of times in the past months about Service Orientation.  You can find them on this Training blog at…

http://www.tmforum.org/community/blogs/tmforum_training/archive/2009/09/21/service-orientation-and-the-solution-frameworks.aspx

http://www.tmforum.org/community/blogs/tmforum_training/archive/2009/08/31/tm-forum-solution-frameworks-spanning-the-globe.aspx

The use of the Solution Frameworks as the basis for SOA truly does span the world!  While in China last week there was an expression of interest in developing a SOA by one of my client’s teams.  The team wanted to know how to get started.  So, we did a little impromptu training on the Solution Frameworks support of SOA and the Service Oriented Enterprise (SOE), of which a SOA is part.

I also provided the team with some references, which you may also find useful if you are developing a SOA or want to compare what you have developed with the TM Forum approach.

The Solution Frameworks Statement of Direction (TR155) explains the SOE/SOA approach…

http://www.tmforum.org/Documents/TR155SolutionFrameworks/39486/article.html

The Solution Frameworks Methodology (GB945M) explains how to develop a platform architecture…

http://www.tmforum.org/Documents/GB945MSolutionFrameworks/38745/article.html

The Solution Frameworks Interrelationships (GB942MAP) describes how the frameworks can be used together in a SOE/SOA approach to solution development/design…

http://www.tmforum.org/DocumentCatalog/GB942MAPSolutionFrameworks/40191/article.html

As we say during training – “There is no reason to start from scratch”, in this case when developing a SOA.

You may be wondering where my culinary commentary is in this blog.  Well, Chinese chefs certainly do take pride in their dishes, everything from pigs’ “hands” (knuckles) and chicken feet to duck skin arranged with an architect’s precision.

I’ll be in South Africa the week of 13 Dec working with a client to develop a Service Oriented Enterprise based RFP for the acquisition of a software solution, then off for the holidays!  But, you never know when I’ll be a-bloggin’ again.