SOA decision making - what do we need to know

The SOA decision making process addresses specific concerns, which requires (its own) specific information. Currently, SOA design decisions are often documented (if at all) using generic architectural design decision models. The information that is specifically relevant to SOA design decisions remains hidden in the description of the existing entities of architectural decision models. As a result, this information could be overlooked during the decision making process and result in unsound decisions. In this paper, we highlight a set of information items that aids SOA decision making.