Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Analysis and Design

1. Service Identification: Identify reusable business functions as services.
2. Service Definition: Define interfaces, operations, and contracts for services.
3. Service Granularity: Determine appropriate level of granularity for services.
4. Service Composition: Design compositions to orchestrate multiple services.

Before learning Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) analysis and design, it's beneficial to have the following skills:

1. Understanding of Software Architecture: Familiarity with software architecture principles and concepts.
2. Knowledge of Business Processes: Understanding of business processes and how they are supported by IT systems.
3. Database Fundamentals: Basic knowledge of databases and data modeling concepts.
4. Programming Skills: Proficiency in at least one programming language for implementing services.

By learning Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) analysis and design, you gain the following skills:

1. Service Identification: Ability to identify and define reusable business functions as services.
2. Service Definition: Skill to define service interfaces, operations, and contracts.
3. Service Granularity: Understanding of determining the appropriate level of granularity for services.
4. Service Composition: Proficiency in designing service compositions to orchestrate multiple services.