I had resolved not to say any more on this thread. But I have to respond to this.
This description of the "reality of the business" is what enlightened management consultants have been trying to change since the late 1980s - trying to move business people from a perspective based on functional silos (Finance, Manufacturing, Sales, Servicing etc) to a more useful perspective based on processes. And a process architecture is not a value "stream" or "chain" - what Martyn Ould calls the 5-bite kebab. It is a network of objects and interactions. Now I really will shut up! -- All the best Keith http://keith.harrison-broninski.info Steve Jones wrote: > services are directly the reality of the business, it has "Finance", > "Manufacturing", "Sales" even "Servicing" which are all business > services that co-operate to deliver the business goals. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/service-orientated-architecture/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/service-orientated-architecture/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
