Tuesday, August 3, 2010

A brief introduction to change control procedure

Change control procedure relates to all processes that are carried out to make sure that changes in projects are carried out effectively. Changes need to be monitored carefully to make sure that no faults are introduced in the system and that previous benefits gained are not lost.

Hereunder you will find some common process that make up a change control procedure.
Identification of the problem
This can happen when customer requires a new functionality, when a customer encounters a problem or when the customer proposes that a change be made.

Analysis of change request

The project manager will need to make sure whether the change is feasible and to the advantage of the company.

Change evaluation

At this point a change committee will be set up to investigate whether the change should be carried out or not.

Change planning

Proper plan should be made on how the changes should be implemented. This will make it easier to control to make sure that the changes are yielding the necessary benefit.

Implementing change

At the implementation stage it is important that there is proper control to make sure that the change is implemented effectively.

Reviewing and closing

Proper verification should be made by the project manager to make sure that everything is done according to the plan. Then the change cycle is completed.

This is a standard change control procedure that is used to make sure that everything is done as effectively as possible.




Published by Robert Bellarmine for Visitask (project management)

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