This document is a monograph presented to the Universidade Estadual Paulista as the final work for the Information Systems course. It discusses the current relationship between business and IT areas and how SOA and BPM can help create a more agile business environment. It defines key concepts of SOA and BPM, analyzes tools like Microsoft BizTalk Server, and argues that SOA and BPM complement each other in making businesses more responsive to changes.