"Service-Oriented Architecture for Executives," the first BEA suite of SOA Services for senior IT executives, is launching this week - the only set of professional services built for executives from the ground up and based on BEA’s experience with SOA at Global 2400 companies.

"This suite," siad the company in an announcement, "is designed to help empower executives to invest in SOA and lead change within their organizations by conveying the business value of SOA through BEA's sensible approach."

BEA is scheduled to debut education course modules from the SOA for Executives services during a pre-conference workshop at BEAWorld 2006 on Monday, September 18th at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. in San Francisco's Moscone Center.

According to a recent IDG Research Services survey of 500 IT and business professionals, the top inhibitors to SOA deployment are a lack of skill or training, building a new governance model, internal IT and organization barriers, and defining metrics to measure SOA.

“Many IT leaders are seeking guidance on how to approach pressing issues related to the business and organizational dimensions associated with SOA, including changing roles in the enterprise, governance procedures and policies, and funding considerations,” said Sandra Rogers, director of SOA research at IDC. “Leveraging the experiences gained from peers, and from vendors that have been involved in multiple initiatives, can be of benefit as CIOs navigate issues related to both human and technology change management.”