CRITICALITY DETECTION FOR AUTOMATION RISK MITIGATION

1 . A method, comprising:

receiving a first planned action;

calculating, based on the first planned action, a first failure risk of the first planned action;

receiving first context information of a first target application;

calculating, based on the first context information, a first context risk of the first target application;

determining, based on the first failure risk and on the first context risk, a first risk level of the first planned action;

comparing the first risk level to a risk threshold; and

sending, based on the comparison, a prompt to a user for approval of execution of the first planned action.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving an approval in response to the prompt; and

executing, based on the approval, the planned action.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a denial in response to the prompt; and

preventing, based on the denial, execution of the planned action.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting, prior to receiving a response to the prompt, that an elapsed time is greater than a timeout threshold; and

preventing, based on the detecting, execution of the planned action.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a second planned action;

calculating, based on the second planned action, a second failure risk of the second planned action;

receiving second context information of a second target application;

calculating, based on the second context information, a second context risk of the second target application;

determining, based on the second failure risk and on the second context risk, a second risk level of the second planned action;

comparing the second risk level to the risk threshold; and

executing, based on the comparing, the second planned action.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a second planned action;

calculating, based on the second planned action, a second failure risk of the second planned action;

receiving second context information of a second target application;

calculating, based on the second context information, a second context risk of the second target application;

determining, based on the second failure risk and on the second context risk, a second risk level of the second planned action;

determining an urgency of the second planned action;

determining, based on the urgency, a modified risk threshold;

comparing the second risk level to the modified risk threshold; and

executing, based on the comparing, the second planned action.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the calculating the context risk includes determining that the target application is flagged with a change freeze.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the context information includes an industry of the target application.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the executing is performed by the target application.

10 . A system comprising:

a memory; and

a central processing unit (CPU) coupled to the memory, the CPU configured to:

receive a first planned action;

calculate, based on the first planned action, a first failure risk of the first planned action;

receive first context information of a first target application;

calculate, based on the first context information, a first context risk of the first target application;

determine, based on the first failure risk and on the first context risk, a first risk level of the first planned action;

compare the first risk level to a risk threshold; and

send, based on the comparison, a prompt to user for approval of execution of the first planned action.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the CPU is further configured to:

receive an approval in response to the prompt; and

execute, based on the approval, the planned action.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the CPU is further configured to:

receive a denial in response to the prompt; and

prevent, based on the denial, execution of the planned action.

13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the CPU is further configured to:

detect a timeout without receiving a response to the prompt; and

prevent, based on the detecting, execution of the planned action.

14 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the CPU is further configured to:

receive a second planned action;

calculate, based on the second planned action, a second failure risk of the second planned action;

receive second context information of a second target application;

calculate, based on the second context information, a second context risk of the second target application;

determine, based on the second failure risk and on the second context risk, a second risk level of the second planned action;

compare the second risk level to the risk threshold; and

execute, based on the comparing, the second planned action.

15 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the CPU is further configured to:

receive a second planned action;

calculate, based on the second planned action, a second failure risk of the second planned action;

receive second context information of a second target application;

calculate, based on the second context information, a second context risk of the second target application;

determine, based on the second failure risk and on the second context risk, a second risk level of the second planned action;

determine an urgency of the second planned action;

determine, based on the urgency, a modified risk threshold;

compare the second risk level to the modified risk threshold; and

execute, based on the comparing, the second planned action.

16 . A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to:

receive a first planned action;

calculate, based on the first planned action, a first failure risk of the first planned action;

receive first context information of a first target application;

calculate, based on the first context information, a first context risk of the first target application;

determine, based on the first failure risk and on the first context risk, a first risk level of the first planned action;

compare the first risk level to a risk threshold; and

send, based on the comparison, a prompt to a user for approval of execution of the first planned action.

17 . The computer program product of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the computer to:

receive an approval in response to the prompt; and

execute, based on the approval, the planned action.

18 . The computer program product of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the computer to:

detect a timeout without receiving a response to the prompt; and

prevent, based on the detecting, execution of the planned action.

19 . The computer program product of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the computer to:

receive a second planned action;

calculate, based on the second planned action, a second failure risk of the second planned action;

receive second context information of a second target application;

calculate, based on the second context information, a second context risk of the second target application;

determine, based on the second failure risk and on the second context risk, a second risk level of the second planned action;

compare the second risk level to the risk threshold; and

execute, based on the comparing, the second planned action.

20 . The computer program product of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the computer to:

receive a second planned action;

calculate, based on the second planned action, a second failure risk of the second planned action;

receive second context information of a second target application;

calculate, based on the second context information, a second context risk of the second target application;

determine, based on the second failure risk and on the second context risk, a second risk level of the second planned action;

determine an urgency of the second planned action;

determine, based on the urgency, a modified risk threshold;

compare the second risk level to the modified risk threshold; and

execute, based on the comparing, the second planned action.