Requirements Modelling and Specification for Service Oriente

Requirements Modelling and Specification for Service Oriented Architecture is a practical guide to requirements engineering and systems specification for developers building systems within a service oriented architecture (SOA). It brings together all the techniques needed by the modern software developer. The book starts with an introduction to the concepts of SOA, relevant standards and technology, such as Web Services and ESBs. The author then presents the range of modern requirements engineering techniques, from those directed at modeling business processes and objectives to advanced techniques for specifying business use cases. These techniques are integrated seamlessly with methods for specifying systems iteratively in terms of use cases, services, types, components and business rules. Several less formal or soft techniques for eliciting knowledge and specifying both requirements and systems are also covered. Ian Graham makes a clear distinction between requirements and specification, and also challenges some of the informal specification techniques that are in wide use today and which will jeopardize SOA projects. Key features of the book include: An appendix of patterns to help developers apply the techniques to actual projects Coverage of Web Services, BPM and other key standards A chapter on how to manage the transition to SOA Requirements Modelling and Specification for Service Oriented Architecture is an invaluable guide for the modern software developer on how to apply existing requirements and specification techniques to an SOA programme. It provides an invaluable companion to Managing SOA Projects with Agile Processes which sets out an effective agile method for process management on SOA projects.