Influence pattern as a form of unified software engineering reuse

There are many situations in the modern world where influence is a subtle, but significant, factor. Business and politics abound with a myriad of instances that each must be analyzed and understood for the right course of action to be determined and followed. This paper proposes a model for analyzing these situations without resorting to constructing entirely new software systems for each. The reuse of the core elements of the system will reduce the long term costs in both development and maintenance, and the resulting systems will be able to adapt to meet continuing needs.