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From business processes to software services and vice versa—an improved transition through service‐oriented requirements engineering
Author(s) -
Adam Sebastian,
Riegel Norman,
Doerr Joerg,
Uenalan Oezguer,
Kerkow Daniel
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of software: evolution and process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2047-7481
pISSN - 2047-7473
DOI - 10.1002/smr.558
Subject(s) - agile software development , reuse , business process , process management , service oriented architecture , computer science , oasis soa reference model , engineering management , software engineering , knowledge management , web service , business , engineering , work in process , world wide web , marketing , waste management
SUMMARY Business processes need to be agile and flexible to help organizations stay competitive. For this purpose, SOA promises the reuse of already existing information system functionality for enabling enterprises to change the business processes more quickly. However, many promises made by SOA authors have not found their way into practice, because methodological guidance that constructively assures a more successful SOA application is still missing. In this article, service‐oriented requirements engineering is therefore introduced as a discipline aiming at a better and more systematic handling and alignment of SOA and Business Process Management. Our industrial experience in this regard is also described. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.