Program management system
AssigneeNorthcross Group
InventorsChristopher J. Bender, David S. Wininger
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system for providing an automated program management framework for an enterprise based on the enterprise's operations, infrastructure, and user-based processes, as well as industry-specific rules and regulations associated with the enterprise. The system is configured to generate recommendations or instructions based on correlation of enterprise's operations, infrastructure, and user-based processes with industry-specific rules and regulations. The recommendations or instructions are then provided to a user associated with the enterprise so as to facilitate actions to be taken to address a potential threat, hazard or risk.
Claims26
A system for providing a tailored program management framework for a business entity based on the business entity's operations, infrastructure, and user-based processes, as well as industry-specific rules and regulations associated with the business entity, the system comprising:
- a network-based computing system configured to communicate and exchange data with one or more network access computing devices via a communications network, the network-based computing system comprises:
- a first memory for receiving and storing a first set of data associated with the business entity, the first set of data comprises information related to at least one of the business entity's operations, the business entity's infrastructure, the business entity's procedures and policies, and one or more users authorized to have access to the system and exchange data associated with the business entity;
- a second memory for receiving and storing a second set of data associated with an industry to which the business entity is related, the second set of data comprises industry-specific rules, regulations, and threats, hazards and risks;
- a processor that correlates the first and second sets of data with one another and generates a plurality of program schemes for use in the program management framework to assess and address potential program threats, wherein the correlation of the first and second sets of data comprises factoring the first and second sets of data in accordance with at least the formula:
- ∫biprog=(progcomp)×RGap×RA
- wherein a domain of a program (prog) is defined on an interval of the industry (i), the business entity (b) belonging to the specific business entity composition (comp), including a program components relationship group (RG) driven by applicability (a), priority (p), and risk assessment (RA);
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- an interface for receiving a request for access to data associated with the business entity;
- wherein the processor compares request data with the plurality of program schemes and identifies a corresponding program scheme based on the comparison, the processor outputs informational data associated with the identified program scheme to a user associated with the one or more network access computing devices, the informational data comprises protocols or recommendations to facilitate actions to be taken by the user to address the received request for access to the business entity data, wherein the actions to be taken by the user, as facilitated by the protocols or recommendations, are in accordance with the business entity's program procedures and policies and industry-specific rules and regulations associated with the business entity.
A computer-implemented method for providing a tailored program management framework for a business entity based on the business entity's operations, infrastructure, and user-based processes, as well as industry-specific rules and regulations associated with the business entity, comprising executing on a processor the steps of:
- storing a first set of data associated with the business entity in a first memory location, the first set of data comprises information related to at least one of the business entity's operations, the business entity's infrastructure, the business entity's procedures and policies, and one or more users authorized to have access to data associated with the business entity;
- storing a second set of data associated with an industry to which the business entity is related, the second set of data comprises industry-specific rules, regulations, and known threats, hazards and risks;
- correlating, with a processor, the first and second sets of data with one another and generating, with the processor, a plurality of program schemes based on the correlation, the plurality of program schemes for use in the program management framework to assess and address potential program threats, wherein the correlation of the first and second sets of data comprises factoring the first and second sets of data in accordance with at least the formula:
- ∫biprog=(progcomp)×RGap×RA
- wherein a domain of a program (prog) is defined on an interval of the industry (i), the business entity (b) belonging to the specific business entity composition (comp), including a program components relationship group (RG) driven by applicability (a), priority (p), and risk assessment (RA);
- receiving, via an interface, a request for access to data associated with the business entity;
- comparing, with the processor, request data with the plurality of program schemes to identify a corresponding program scheme;
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- outputting, via a communications network, informational data associated with the identified program scheme to a user associated with one or more network access computing devices, the informational data comprises protocols or recommendations to facilitate actions to be taken by the user to address the received request for access to the business entity data,
- wherein the actions to be taken by the user, as facilitated by the protocols or recommendations, are in accordance with the business entity's procedures and policies and industry-specific rules and regulations associated with the business entity.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium for providing a tailored program management framework for a business entity, comprising instructions stored thereon, that when executed on a processor, perform the steps of:
- storing a first set of data associated with the business entity in a first memory location, the first set of data comprises information related to at least one of the business entity's operations, the business entity's infrastructure, the business entity's procedures and policies, and one or more users authorized to have access to data associated with the business entity;
- storing a second set of data associated with an industry to which the business entity is related, the second set of data comprises industry-specific rules, regulations, and known threats, hazards and risks;
- correlating the first and second sets of data with one another and generating, with the processor, a plurality of program schemes based on the correlation, the plurality of program schemes for use in the program management framework to assess and address potential program threats, wherein the correlation of the first and second sets of data comprises factoring the first and second sets of data in accordance with at least the formula:
- ∫biprog=(progcomp)×RGap×RA
- wherein a domain of a program (prog) is defined on an interval of the industry (i), the business entity (b) belonging to the specific business entity composition (comp), including a program components relationship group (RG) driven by applicability (a), priority (p), and risk assessment (RA);
- receiving a request for access to data associated with the business entity;
- comparing request data with the plurality of program schemes to identify a corresponding program scheme;
- and
- outputting informational data associated with the identified program scheme to a user associated with one or more network access computing devices, the informational data comprises protocols or recommendations to facilitate actions to be taken by the user to address the received request for access to the business entity data,
- wherein the actions to be taken by the user, as facilitated by the protocols or recommendations, are in accordance with the business entity's program procedures and policies and industry-specific rules and regulations associated with the business entity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.