Multidimensional Software Management System for Dependency Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Software management becomes increasingly complex due to the vast amount of information required, often leading to overlooked data and inefficient decision-making processes, resulting in wasted time and resources.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that receive and analyze information about dependencies between software management dimensions, using best practices to identify suboptimal management practices, generate alerts, and propose modifications that align with optimal software management strategies.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If software managers manually evaluate and organize large amounts of information, then they can make software management decisions, but the process becomes overwhelming and leads to wasted time and resources

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesoftware management decision-making efficiencyVSAvoidtime spent evaluating and organizing information
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an automated information processing system that acts as an intermediary between raw software management data and decision-makers. This system automatically collects, organizes, and analyzes multidimensional software information (dependencies, configurations, performance metrics) across multiple dimensions, presenting synthesized insights rather than raw data volumes, thereby resolving the contradiction between comprehensive information evaluation and time efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical evaluation processes with automated computational analysis. Instead of software managers manually organizing information across multiple dimensions, the system employs automated algorithms to analyze dependencies, configurations, and performance data, substituting human cognitive effort with machine-based information processing to improve efficiency and reduce time loss

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Reliability

If software managers evaluate all relevant information, then decision quality improves, but the complexity of information organization increases greatly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesoftware management decision qualityVSAvoidinformation organization complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments software management information into multiple distinct dimensions (dependencies, configurations, performance metrics, etc.), allowing the system to handle complex information systematically. By organizing data into separable dimensional components, the system maintains comprehensive evaluation while reducing organizational complexity through structured categorization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent organizes software management information across multiple dimensions rather than in a single flat structure. This multidimensional approach allows the system to evaluate all relevant information while managing complexity through dimensional organization, where each dimension represents a specific aspect of software management that can be analyzed independently and integrated systematically

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Ease of operation

If not all relevant information is available or information is overlooked, then the management process is simpler, but software management decisions deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesoftware management process simplicityVSAvoidsoftware management decision quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a universal information processing framework that handles multiple types of software management information across different dimensions through a single integrated system. This multi-functional approach ensures comprehensive information availability while maintaining operational simplicity, as the system automatically collects and processes diverse data types (dependencies, configurations, performance metrics) through unified processes

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

Data Source

PatentUS8332816B2Systems and methods of multidimensional software management
Publication Date: 2012.12.11 SAP SE
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AI summary

Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with embodiments of the present invention may receive information associated with a dependency between an element of a first dimension of software management and an element of a second dimension of software management, and may analyze a modification to software according to the received information.