Mobile App Layout Design for GRC Compliance Automation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Developing mobile applications that conform to governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) standards for businesses is costly and time-consuming, especially when different user groups require varying access to information and resources, and existing applications need to be customized to meet these standards.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that selects GRC rules, designs a layout, customizes data sources and permissions, and builds mobile applications using a processing device, allowing for a flexible interface that automates processes and workflows without requiring users to write code, utilizing a GRC database and modules like rule selection, layout design, data source and permissions customization, and mobile application building.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If businesses build mobile applications from scratch with hard-coded applications to provide mobile presence and access to data/resources, then mobile application functionality and access capability are improved, but development cost and time consumption increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemobile application access capabilityVSAvoiddevelopment time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring GRC rules, data sources, and application templates in a centralized repository before mobile application deployment is needed. This allows businesses to quickly assemble compliant applications without building from scratch, reducing development time while maintaining GRC compliance and access capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates reusable templates and copies of proven mobile application configurations that can be replicated across different departments and use cases. Instead of building unique hard-coded applications for each need, businesses can copy and adapt standardized templates that already incorporate GRC compliance, significantly reducing development effort while maintaining functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Reliability

If businesses customize applications for different user groups with varying access requirements, then user-specific access control and compliance are improved, but application complexity and customization effort increase

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveGRC complianceVSAvoidapplication customization complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments GRC compliance requirements into discrete, manageable rules that can be independently selected and applied to different user groups. Instead of creating entirely separate customized applications for each department, the system divides compliance into modular rules that can be combined and configured through a standardized interface, reducing customization complexity while maintaining compliance reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates a universal application framework that can serve multiple user groups and compliance requirements through a single platform. The standardized interface and template system allow one application structure to be adapted for various departments (finance, HR, operations) by simply configuring different GRC rule sets, eliminating the need for separate complex customized applications and reducing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Productivity

If businesses distribute hard-coded applications to employees and customers, then mobile presence and data access are improved, but development cost and maintenance effort increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemobile data access efficiencyVSAvoidapplication development ease
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables businesses to self-serve by providing tools that allow non-technical users to configure and deploy mobile applications independently. Through the standardized interface and pre-configured templates, business users can assemble compliant applications without requiring extensive development resources, reducing development costs and effort while maintaining fast data access capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system allows rapid reconfiguration of mobile applications by changing parameters such as GRC rules, data sources, and user permissions through the standardized interface. Instead of requiring code changes for each customization, the system modifies application behavior by adjusting configurable parameters, making development easier and more cost-effective while maintaining productivity and access efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS9075583B1Layout design for a mobile application using selected governance, risk management and compliance rules
Publication Date: 2015.07.07 ARCHER TECHNOLOGIES LLC
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AI summary

A method comprises selecting a set of governance, risk management and compliance rules, designing a layout for a mobile application, customizing data sources and permissions for the mobile application based on the set of governance, risk management and compliance rules, and building the mobile application. The selecting, designing, customizing and building are performed by at least one processing device. The governance rules comprise a set of policies which define a structure by which a given entity is directed and managed. The risk management rules comprise a set of business processes and tolerances defining an unacceptable potential for loss for the set of business processes. The compliance rules comprise a set of procedures for conforming to the governance and risk management rules.