IT Change Risk Assessment Workflow

Graph-Based Risk Management: From Identification to Closure
flowchart TD A([🔍 New Risk Identified]) --> B[Create Risk Node\nin Graph DB] B --> C[Query Related Assets\nvia Graph Traversal] C --> D[Identify Existing\nControls] D --> E{Controls\nAdequate?} E -- Yes --> F([✅ Document\nAccepted Risk]) E -- No --> G[Calculate\nResidual Risk Score\nRisk × 1-Effectiveness] G --> H{Residual\nRisk Level?} H -- Low < 25 --> F H -- Medium 25-75 --> I[Assign to\nControl Owner] H -- High > 75 --> J[🔴 Escalate to\nExecutive Leadership] I --> K[Create Remediation\nTasks as Graph Nodes] J --> K K --> L[Update Control\nEffectiveness in Graph] L --> M{Risk Below\nThreshold?} M -- Yes --> N([🟢 Close Risk\nAudit Trail Preserved]) M -- No --> G style A fill:#e3f2fd,stroke:#1565c0,color:#0d47a1 style B fill:#e8eaf6,stroke:#3949ab,color:#1a237e style C fill:#e1f5fe,stroke:#0277bd,color:#01579b style D fill:#e1f5fe,stroke:#0277bd,color:#01579b style E fill:#fff9c4,stroke:#f9a825,color:#333 style F fill:#e8f5e9,stroke:#2e7d32,color:#1b5e20 style G fill:#fff3e0,stroke:#e65100,color:#bf360c style H fill:#fff9c4,stroke:#f9a825,color:#333 style I fill:#fce4ec,stroke:#c62828,color:#b71c1c style J fill:#ffcdd2,stroke:#b71c1c,color:#7f0000 style K fill:#fce4ec,stroke:#c62828,color:#b71c1c style L fill:#e1f5fe,stroke:#0277bd,color:#01579b style M fill:#fff9c4,stroke:#f9a825,color:#333 style N fill:#e8f5e9,stroke:#2e7d32,color:#1b5e20
Graph DB Query/Calc
Decision Point
Risk Accepted/Closed
Remediation Required
Executive Escalation