ADaM Framework - Overview
The Automated Dependency analysis Manager otherwise known as The ADAM Framework is a dependency modeling and business impact analysis tool to map and manage the complexities of dependencies across a specific business with multiple functional layers.
The ADAM Framework provides a robust, scalable and intuitive platform for establishing a detailed component knowledge base and their interdependencies (“Landscape”) within an organization and delivers change management, audit control, compliance, risk metrics, third party integration and repository reporting across the business Landscape.
By highlighting the business importance and dependency links prior to the deployment process, disruptions and business risk can be both controlled and predicted.
Existing control systems rely heavily on the knowledge of the individual requesting the change to the environment. In many cases it is the gaps in their knowledge of other systems and dependencies that prevent the full effects of the deployment to be comprehended or to assess its impact to an organization’s business processes.
The ADaM Framework provides the mechanism to monitor and trap such knowledge gaps by referencing the universe.
The ADaM Framework ensures that all business layers within the organization work with current and factual information by producing dependency reports for any component within the universe.
These reports contain a system schematic produced through the Topology Builder, a summary of the system purpose and ownership, and a complete list of all dependencies along with additional attributes that can prove valuable when managing business continuity.
The adoption of The ADaM Framework provides an organization with a workbench that enables the disparate business layers to communicate, monitor and control system change and to produce meaningful reports which highlight their operational dependencies and risks.