Distributed Development: the non-ICC approach

From recent conversations with a fellow consultant, I learnt that the ICC approach had not sold well with a customer. I was surprised as I had always seen ICC as a successful concept. When I probed further for the reason, I came to know that the application groups in the concerned organization were well-staffed and skilled to handle their development and support needs. So they would be responsible for servicing their own needs. For governance on integration development, a Governance Committee would be created to define standards, best practices and guidelines for integration. This committee would also participate in higher level activities such as architecture definition and design reviews. But would not be involved in development.

So, this is an alternative approach to suggest when an organization's culture/environment does not favor an ICC.