A natural increase in runtime performance that you will gain as a result of the fact that service compositions will often be comprised of a greater amount of individually participating programs (services) than traditional distributed applications.

The fact that the existing IT organizational structure will not have to change because of how well a service-oriented enterprise fits into traditional IT departmental structures that are focused on project-centric application delivery.

The tactical (short-term) focus of service-orientation, which allows for the initial rapid delivery of services without concerns about their subsequent governance.

The strategic (long-term) target state that is attainable when many of the services delivered are interoperable and reusable, thereby allowing for them to be repeatedly composed in response to new and changing business requirements.

Establish a technology architecture with a fixed scope and purpose that remains unchanged, regardless of how the business may need to change over time.

Avoid establishing a technology architecture that will need to be replaced in the near future when it no longer adequately fulfills business requirements.

Leverage new technological innovation in order to maximize the fulfillment of business requirements.

Establish a technology architecture that can stay in alignment with how the business may need to change over time.

Business and technology alignment represents the extent to which an IT enterprise and its automated systems can mirror and evolve in alignment with the business.

Service-oriented computing promotes the abstraction and accurate encapsulation and expression of business logic in services. This supports business and technology alignment.

The pursuit of business and technology alignment can be supported by the collaboration of business analysts and technology experts during analysis and modeling phases.

In order for an IT enterprise to increase business and technology alignment, its business analysts must become more technical and assume the responsibilities of technology experts so that they can independently design quality business services that take both business and technology considerations into account.