Enabling soa governance using a service lifecycle approach

A method for creating and using shared services through service-oriented architecture governance and a services lifecycle process, comprising:

• producing computer executable program code;
• storing the code on a computer readable medium;
• and
• providing the program code to be deployed and executed on a computer system, the program code comprising instructions which, when executed on the computer system, cause the computer system to:
• identify a plurality of service lifecycle steps within a service-oriented architecture shared services model;
• identify a plurality of service stakeholders in the shared services model;
• identify a plurality of decision-making touch-points in the shared services model;
• identify a plurality of service state transition touch-points in the shared services model;
• and
• define a plurality of service state-based lifecycle governance checkpoints within the shared services model as a function of the identified service lifecycle steps, the identified service stakeholders, the identified decision-making touch-points and the identified state transition touch-points.

A programmable device comprising:

• a processing means;
• a memory in communication with the processing means comprising a logic component;
• and
• a network interface in communication with the processing means and the memory;
• wherein the processing means is configured to:
• identify a plurality of service lifecycle steps within a service-oriented architecture shared services model in communication with the processing means through the network interface;
• identify a plurality of service stakeholders in the shared services model;
• identify a plurality of decision-making touch-points in the shared services model;
• identify a plurality of service state transition touch-points in the shared services model;
• and
• define a plurality of service state-based lifecycle governance checkpoints within the shared services model as a function of the identified service lifecycle steps, the identified service stakeholders, the identified decision-making touch-points and the identified state transition touch-points.