Change Impact Analysis

CHANGE IMPACT ANALYSIS

Approvals are given without knowing what a change will actually touch. Hidden dependencies mean a routine firewall update takes down a payment service nobody connected to it.

Actors

  • Change Manager
  • Network Architect
  • Service Owner

Systems / Vendors

  • ServiceNow CMDB
  • Cisco DNA Center
  • Splunk

Business Question

"The change record said 'low risk, no impact' — so why did billing go down for three hours?"

What SPoG Does

  • Maps every change against live dependency data to show which services, sites and customers it can touch.
  • Scores impact and risk automatically before approval, replacing gut feel.
  • Alerts service owners in the blast radius before the change window opens.

Outcome Metrics

−45%

Change-related incidents

100%

Dependency visibility per change

4–6 wks

To first scored change

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