http://blogs.msdn.com/b/nickmalik/archive/2009/01/22/on-the-federated-ownership-of-a-conceptual-domain.aspxAs I mentioned in my last post , we have produced an interesting conceptual model of IT as a business, from Business Motivation all the way through to Operations.&#160; For those of you who know I’m a SOA promoter: yes, I can represent a composite applicationen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/nickmalik/archive/2009/01/22/on-the-federated-ownership-of-a-conceptual-domain.aspx#9372917Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:31:12 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9372917geoffholmes<p>Good essay, good question. &nbsp;In my experience, federated ownership doesn't work well, sort of like design-by-committee. &nbsp;On the other hand, I haven't seen handing ownership over to a third party hasn't working well either.</p> <p>I think the answer lies in model governance. &nbsp;Leave ownership federated, leaving the owners with a stake in keeping the model current. &nbsp;The governance structure maintains the consistency and ensures that the model remains relevant. &nbsp;</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9372917" width="1" height="1">