Multi-Nodal Hierarchical Framework for Dynamic Requirement Determination

A computer-implemented method for dynamically determining requirements applicable to entities, the method comprising:

• (a) maintaining a plurality of hierarchy data structures, each hierarchy data structure comprising nodes and parent-child relationships defining a hierarchy for a corresponding classification dimension, wherein each hierarchy data structure is maintained independently of every other hierarchy data structure, and each hierarchy data structure may be modified, expanded, or restructured without requiring corresponding changes to any other hierarchy data structure;
• (b) storing, for each entity of a plurality of entities, an entity record that includes identifiers of one or more nodes in at least two of the plurality of hierarchy data structures;
• (c) storing a plurality of requirement rules, each requirement rule comprising a Boolean expression that includes node membership conditions referencing node identifiers from at least two of the plurality of hierarchy data structures and at least one logical operator selected from AND, OR, and NOT;
• (d) evaluating, for an entity record, the Boolean expressions of the plurality of requirement rules against node identifiers stored in the entity record to determine a set of requirements applicable to the entity;
• (e) generating a compliance status for the entity based on whether the entity has satisfied each requirement in the determined set of applicable requirements;
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• (f) responsive to detecting a change event comprising at least one of (i) a change to a node identifier stored in an entity record, (ii) a change to a node or parent-child relationship in at least one hierarchy data structure, or (iii) a requirement rule being added or modified, automatically re-evaluating at least a subset of the plurality of requirement rules to update the set of applicable requirements and the compliance status.

A computer-implemented system for event-driven modification of requirement applicability, comprising:

• (a) at least one processor;
• (b) a non-transitory computer-readable memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
• (i) maintain a first set of one or more hierarchy data structures defining organizational attributes of entities, and a second set of one or more hierarchy data structures defining standards, competencies, or qualification frameworks;
• (ii) maintain a control hierarchy data structure comprising nodes representing monitorable conditions, wherein each node in the control hierarchy data structure is associated with a stored condition-state value derived from an external input;
• (iii) maintain a plurality of entity records, each entity record storing identifiers of one or more associated nodes across the first set, second set, and control hierarchy data structures;
• (iv) maintain a plurality of requirement rules, each requirement rule comprising a Boolean expression that includes node membership conditions referencing node identifiers from at least the control hierarchy data structure and at least one of the first set or second set of hierarchy data structures, and at least one logical operator selected from AND, OR, and NOT;
• (v) responsive to receiving an external input indicating a change in a monitored condition, update the stored condition-state value of one or more nodes in the control hierarchy data structure;
• (vi) responsive to the updating of the stored condition-state value, automatically re-evaluate the requirement rules that reference the affected control hierarchy nodes against entity records to determine modified requirement applicability for affected entities;
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• (vii) generate an updated compliance status for each affected entity reflecting the modified requirement applicability, wherein the control hierarchy can override or augment requirement applicability defined by the first set or second set of hierarchy data structures without requiring modification to those hierarchy data structures.