System and method for service oriented design process

1 . A method for service-oriented design, comprising:

performing a role analysis;

performing a services synthesis;

performing an organization design; and

transformation planning to produce a service oriented transformation plan.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the role analysis produces at least one of a role hierarchy, a capabilities taxonomy, and an information model.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the services synthesis produces a list of required services.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the services synthesis uses a role hierarchy and role information defined by the role analysis.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the organization design defines at least one organization based on the role analysis and services synthesis.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transformation planning produces a services mapping wherein required services are mapped to at least one of an organization and an information technology application.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least some steps are performed iteratively.

8 . A data processing system having at least a processor and accessible memory, comprising:

means for receiving role analysis data;

means for receiving services data to perform a services synthesis;

means for receiving organization design data; and

means for receiving transformation planning data and to produce therefrom a service-oriented transformation plan.

9 . The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein the data processing system produces from the role analysis data at least one of a role hierarchy, a capabilities taxonomy, and an information model.

10 . The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein the data processing system produces from the services synthesis data a list of required services.

11 . The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein the data processing system combines the services data with a role hierarchy according to the role analysis data.

12 . The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein the organization design data defines at least one organization based on the role analysis data and services data.

13 . The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein the data processing system produces from the transformation planning data a services mapping wherein required services are mapped to at least one of an organization and an information technology application.

14 . A computer program product tangibly embodied in a machine readable storage medium, comprising:

instructions for receiving role analysis data;

instructions for receiving services data to perform a services synthesis;

instructions for receiving organization design data; and

instructions for receiving transformation planning data and to produce therefrom a service-oriented transformation plan.

15 . The computer program product of claim 14 , further comprising instructions for producing, from the role analysis data, at least one of a role hierarchy, a capabilities taxonomy, and an information model.

16 . The computer program product of claim 14 , further comprising instructions for producing, from the services synthesis data, a list of required services.

17 . The computer program product of claim 14 , further comprising instructions for combining the services data with a role hierarchy according to the role analysis data.

18 . The computer program product of claim 14 , further comprising instructions for defining at least one organization based on the role analysis data and services data.

19 . The computer program product of claim 14 , further comprising instructions for producing, from the transformation planning data, a services mapping wherein required services are mapped to at least one of an organization and an information technology application.

20 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein at least some instructions are executed iteratively.