The technology for the convergence of BPM and SOA may not fully mature until 2010, but the analysts urge business adopt "process architecture" now if they want to take a leadership role in this trend.

In the report titled Gartner Predicts 2007: Align BPM and SOA Initiative Now to Increase Chances of Becoming a Leader in 2010, analysts tell business managers, SOA architects and developers to start adopting "process modeling and develop a process architecture." Process architecture includes identifying the customer-facing and partner-facing processes that are key to achieving the business goals of a company and then holistically concentrating on optimizing them through BPM and SOA, the Gartner analysts explain."