“When implementing a service-oriented architecture, should business users or IT teams drive the development process? Increasingly, those two alternatives may be the prime choices. One application development service provider says either model will get you into trouble.”

Writer Rob Barry discusses whether or not top-down or bottom-up approaches to SOA implementation are best for a company. Ilja Vinogradov, Vice President of Engineering at Exigen Services advocates a hyrbid approach to SOA planning and implementation.