Software Project Management - Old Questions

9. What do you mean by change control?

Anwered by Anonymous

Change Control is the process that a company uses to document, identify and authorize changes to an IT environment. It reduces the chances of unauthorized alterations, disruption and errors in the system. Whenever any new or different changes are requested for the system, especially by stakeholders, it is neither optional nor ignorable. It has to be implemented without affecting other components of the system. This is when the change control comes handy. It helps project teams to modify the scope of the project using specified controls and policies. Change Control is practiced whenever a project is not progressing as planned. It is mandatory that a formal document for change request is completed and reviewed in order to keep control of change requests. Steps:

• Change request identification: Identify the need for a change and describe it on the project change request form
• Change request assessment: If the change is not valid, it has to be deferred or rejected.Determine appropriate resources required to analyze the change request.Perform quick assessment of the potential impact and update the change request form.At this stage, rejected change request should stopped
• Change request analysis: For analysis assign the change request to an authorized member: Deferred change re-enter this analysis step.At this stage, rejected change request should stopped
• Change request approval: Identify change risk and complexity level before approval.Identify the impact level of the change before approval.Review impact of Change Request to authorized person for approval.At this stage, rejected change request should stopped
• Change request implementation: Update project procedure and management plans: Inform about the changes to the team.Monitor progress of change request.Record the completion of change request. Close change request