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Change Requests: Requests for changes to project scope, schedule, budget, resources, or other aspects of the project.
Project Management Plan: The comprehensive document that outlines how the project will be executed, monitored, and controlled. It provides the baseline against which proposed changes are evaluated.
Work Performance Data: Data collected during project execution, providing insights into the project's performance and triggering change requests.
Organizational Process Assets: These include organizational policies, procedures, historical information, lessons learned, and templates that guide the change control process.
Project Documents: Various project documents such as the risk register, issue log, configuration management plan, etc., provide additional context for assessing change impacts.
Change Control Meetings: Formal meetings where change requests are reviewed, evaluated, and decisions are made regarding their approval or rejection.
Change Control Boards (CCBs): A group of stakeholders responsible for reviewing, evaluating, and approving/rejecting change requests based on their impact on the project's objectives.
Expert Judgment: Input from subject matter experts or stakeholders who provide insights into the potential impacts of proposed changes.
Data Analysis: Techniques such as impact analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and risk analysis are used to assess the implications of proposed changes on the project.
Decision-Making Techniques: Consensus decision-making, voting, or autocratic decision-making may be employed to decide on change requests.
Change Control Tools: Software tools or systems used to document, track, and manage change requests throughout their lifecycle.
Approved Change Requests: Changes that have been reviewed, evaluated, and approved by the appropriate authority to be implemented within the project.
Change Log: A document that tracks all change requests, including their status, disposition, and implementation details.
Project Management Plan Updates: Changes to the project management plan, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk management plan, etc., resulting from approved change requests.
Project Documents Updates: Changes to project documents such as the risk register, issue log, stakeholder register, etc., resulting from approved change requests.
Organizational Process Assets Updates: Lessons learned, best practices, and other knowledge gained from managing changes are documented and stored in organizational process assets for future projects.