In today's business world, measuring your success is a must, especially in our current economic climate. It's something we do as individuals, teams, and companies. But, with the drive to advance SOA, tying Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to your SOA strategy can get lost in the complexity and rush to move your projects forward. In this general session at SOA World Conference & Expo 2009 East, brought to you by Gold Sponsor Software AG, Avnet's Sean Valcamp discussed how they used a performance-driven approach to build consensus among corporate executives to gain approval and then among key stakeholders to advance adoption and build SOA momentum from one project to the next.

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Sean Valcamp is the Information Technology Director and Enterprise Architect for Avnet Inc, a high-tech distributor based in Phoenix, AZ. He is a pioneer in Services Oriented Architecture, leading Avnet's global implementation beginning in the late 1990s. For the past 8 years he has provided the strategic and operational guidance to mature Avnet's SOA practice.