Data governance: change management based on contextualized dependencies

A system for change management comprising:

• memory which stores a dependency graph as an instantiation of a linked resource model in which a plurality of resources are linked by at least one dependency, the resources including at least one source resource and at least one target resource, each of the at least one dependency specifying preconditions on at least one of the at least one source resource for the dependency to be activated and an impact on at least one of the at least one target resources when the dependency is activated;
• a propagation component which propagates a change to one of the plurality of resources to at least one other of the plurality of resources in the dependency graph;
• an output component which outputs information based on the propagation;
• and
• a processor which implements the propagation component and the output component.

A method for change management comprising:

• providing a dependency graph as an instantiation of a linked resource model in which a plurality of resources are linked by at least one dependency, the resources including at least one source resource and at least one target resource, each of the at least one dependency specifying preconditions on at least one of the at least one source resource for the dependency to be activated and an impact on at least one of the at least one target resources when the dependency is activated and an intention of the dependency;
• and
• with a processor, propagating a change to one of the plurality of resources to at least one other of the plurality of resources in the graph the propagating including applying at least one of:
• a forward chaining mechanism configured for propagating a change from a source resource to a target resource linked to the source resource by a dependency to satisfy a given intention, and
• a backward chaining mechanism configured for propagating a change from a target resource to a source resource linked to the target resource by a dependency to satisfy a given intention;
• and
• outputting information based on the propagation.