Integration laws reflect the reality of
dealing with “complex adaptive systems”
that are characteristic of
Enterprise Application Integration (EAI).
They represent the reality of “what is”
rather than “what could be.” Just like the
laws of physics, they describe many realworld
characteristics.
An effective EAI methodology must be
aligned with the EAI laws. Although challenging
them won’t land you in jail, ignoring
them will likely add to the list of failed
integration projects. As you start your new
EAI initiative, remember these five laws:
• The whole is greater than the sum of
its parts. The notion of “process decomposition”
is deeply ingrained in most
modern analysis techniques and methodologies.
It assumes there are natural
boundaries along which to divide a complex
system into smaller components for
integration. This approach comes from
the reductionist perspective, dealing with
one dimension of problem analysis.
While this approach helps tackle complex......
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