Solution Data Modeling for Technological Change Impact Mitigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional systems lack the capability to identify all existing relationships within an entity, making it difficult to assess and mitigate the impacts of technological system changes effectively.
Innovation Solution
A system that generates solution data models by integrating authentication, human resources, and asset management data to identify relationships between asset systems, users, and applications, allowing for the identification and mitigation of impacts associated with technological system changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional systems are used to manage technological changes, then system simplicity is maintained, but the capability to identify all existing relationships and mitigate impacts is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the complex task of impact identification into distinct modules: relationship identification module, impact identification module, and mitigation implementation module. Each module handles a specific aspect of the problem, allowing the system to manage complexity through functional decomposition while maintaining comprehensive impact identification capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a graphical user interface as an intermediary between users and the complex underlying system. The GUI presents simplified visual representations of relationships and impacts, allowing users to interact with the complex system without being overwhelmed by its intricacy, thus maintaining reliability while managing perceived complexity
2Measurement precision
If comprehensive relationship identification is implemented, then impact identification accuracy is improved, but information requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary relationship identification and data collection before impact analysis is needed. By pre-establishing a comprehensive knowledge base of all relationships within the technological system, the system ensures that when impact identification is required, all necessary information is already available, eliminating the need to gather additional information at the moment of impact assessment
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms that allow users to review identified relationships and impacts, and provide corrections or additional information. This feedback loop ensures that the system continuously improves its relationship identification accuracy while adapting to information that users determine is necessary but not initially captured
3Reliability
If all relationships within an entity are identified, then impact assessment capability is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by allowing different parts of the data model to have different levels of detail and complexity. Critical relationships receive more detailed modeling and analysis, while less critical relationships are modeled at a higher level of abstraction. This allows comprehensive impact assessment capability while managing overall system complexity through differentiated detail levels
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for mitigating exposure associated with identified impacts of technological system changes based on solution data modeling. The system is typically configured for generating solution data models comprising a plurality of asset systems and a plurality of users, store the solution data models in a model database, receive an input associated with a technological system change associated with a first asset, access a solution data model associated with the first asset, identify one or more relationships from the accessed solution data model, identify an impact associated with the technological system change, determine a category of exposure based on the identified impact, display the category of exposure and impact to a user, receive mitigation steps associated with the technological system change, and implement the mitigation steps.