Change control procedure pertains to the process of handling changes to an item or project. It is important that all changes are carefully monitored to ensure that no faults are introduced in the system and that previous alteration made is not undone.

Below is a list of processes that makes up a change control procedure.

Identification of the problem

There are various ways that this can happen: requirement of new features by customer or when a customer makes a suggestion for a change to be carried out.

Change possibility analysis

The project manager needs to assess whether the change is feasible and that the benefits from the change will exceed the cost.

Change evaluation

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

Planning stage

It is important that proper planning is 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.

Implementation

The implementation of the change should be controlled properly if you want to make sure that everything goes according to the plan.

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 simple guide on change control procedure and there can be some more complex ones depending on the project and the firm.

Written by Robert Bellarmine for Visitask (project management)

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