Five SOA Projects that can pay for themselves in six months

One of the easiest ways to get started with SOA is to identify a project that can pay for itself within a short period of time. A pilot project allows an organization to develop skills and expertise while proving the business value of SOA. These five projects are good examples of how organizations have used a service-oriented approach to solve immediate business challenges, while at the same time laying the groundwork for a flexible IT strategy based on SOA.