Architecture of Information System Combining SOA and BPM

In respond to the challenge of complexity and variability that business information systems are facing nowadays, this paper proposes a solution of architecture combining service-oriented architecture (SOA) and business process management (BPM). First, we explain the definition, characteristics and implementation of SOA; second, we introduce the concept and mechanism of BPM; finally, we give an overall architecture with combination of SOA and BPM, along with the concrete designing procedure. This solution brings complimentary advantages, as SOA answers for the technological problems such as integration and encapsulation, while BPM issues a revolution in management which concentrates on business process, demanding the enterprise to establish a clear process system and manage it effectively. Architecture combining SOA and BPM improves the agility of business and the enterprise from both management and techniques, and makes the enterprise more competitive by adapting swiftly to the ever-changing market.