Records the use cases of any technology, department or activity in one structured inventory. The form follows the types you select. You receive the register with unique identifiers, the classification, dependencies, risks, governance context, missing information, duplicates and overlaps, and a portfolio overview ready to send to risk, classification and control work.
Contents
1. Inventory Information
2. Executive Summary
3. Inventory Scope and Methodology
4. Organizational Overview
5. Use Case Classification and Categorization
6. Use Case Register
7. Business Purpose and Objectives
8. Technology and System Information
9. Data and Information Processing
10. Business Processes and Workflows
11. Technical Dependencies and Integrations
12. Governance and Compliance Context
13. Risk and Impact Overview
14. Lifecycle and Ownership Information
15. Missing Information and Documentation Gaps
16. Duplicate and Overlapping Use Cases
17. Portfolio Analysis
18. Governance Recommendations
19. Review and Approval
20. Inventory Version History
What you provide
Deliverable — Its title, its author and its structure are yours: they steer what is written.
Inventory configuration — The types you select decide which questions appear; they can be combined.
General information — One line per use case: every other table refers to it by name.
Technology and systems — What each use case runs on.
Data and information — What each use case processes.
AI-specific information — Shown for AI use cases.
IT and infrastructure — Shown for IT, cloud, network and cybersecurity use cases.
Business process — Shown for business process and automation use cases.
Software and applications — Shown for software use cases.
Cloud architecture and providers — Shown for cloud use cases.
Network architecture and dependencies — Shown for network infrastructure use cases.
Security technologies and controls — Shown for cybersecurity use cases.
Transformation objectives and dependencies — Shown for digital transformation use cases.
Governance and compliance — What governs each use case.
Risk and impact — What each use case can cost.
Lifecycle — Dates and reviews of each use case.
Additional configuration — How deep the inventory goes.
