Software Project Management: Change Control
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The document outlines a change management plan for a project, detailing the process for submitting and evaluating change requests from their initiation to implementation. It introduces a change control board responsible for overseeing the change request process and lists various types of changes along with their statuses. Additionally, the document includes a template for change requests and a change log showcasing submitted requests, their statuses, and outcomes.
Software Project Management: Change Control
- 1. 1 ResearchColab Change Control Team: Reckless 7 Institute of Information Technology University of Dhaka 25th November, 2016
- 2. 2 Contents Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3 Change Request Process Flow ...................................................................................................................3 Change Control Board ...............................................................................................................................4 Change Request Template: ........................................................................................................................5 Change Log..................................................................................................................................................6
- 3. 3 Introduction The Change Management Plan of our project documents and tracks the necessary information required to effectively manage project change from project inception to delivery. The Change Management Plan has been created during the Planning Phase of the project and is included in the planning document. Change Request Process Flow Step Description Generate Change Request A submitter completes a CR request and sends the completed request to the Change Manager Log Change Request Status The Change Manager enters the CR into the CR Log. The CR’s status is updated throughout the CR process as needed. Evaluate Change Request Project personnel review the CR and provide an estimated level of effort to process, and develop a proposed solution for the suggested change Authorize Approval to move forward with incorporating the suggested change into the project Implement If approved, make the necessary adjustments to carry out the requested change and communicate CR status to the submitter and other stakeholders Change requests are evaluated and assigned one or more of the following change types: Scope Time Change affecting time Duration Change affecting duration Cost Change affecting time Resources Change affecting resources Deliverables Change affecting deliverables Product Change affecting product Processes product Quality Change affecting quality Type Description Scope Change affecting scope Time Change affecting time Duration Change affecting time Cost Change affecting cost Resources Change affecting resources Deliverables Change affecting deliverables Product Change affecting product Processes Change affecting Processes Quality Change affecting Quality
- 4. 4 Change requests are evaluated and assigned one of the following status types: Status Description Open Entered/Open but not yet approved or assigned Work in Progress CR approved, assigned, and work is progressing In review CR approved, assigned, and work is progressing Testing CR work has been reviewed and is being tested Closed CR work is complete, has passed all tests, and updates have been released. Change Control Board Name Position CCB Role Md. Adiluzzaman Adil Project Manager CCB Manager Kishan kumar Ganguly Md. Rakib Hossain Software Architect & Developer CCB Member Minhas Kamal A.H.M. Azimul Haque Designer & Developer CCB Member Mostaque Ahmed Israt Fatema Shantu Documentation CCB Member
- 5. 5 Change Request Template: We have used the following form template for change request: Change Request Project: Date: Change Requestor: Change No: Change Category (Check all that apply): □ Schedule □ Cost □ Scope □ Requirements/Deliverables □ Testing/Quality □ Resources Does this Change Affect (Check all that apply): □ Corrective Action □ Preventative Action □ Defect Repair □ Updates □ Other Describe the Change Being Requested: Describe the Reason for the Change: Describe all Alternatives Considered: Describe any Technical Changes Required to Implement this Change: Describe Risks to be Considered for this Change: Estimate Resources and Costs Needed to Implement this Change: Describe the Implications to Quality: Disposition: □ Approve □ Reject □ Defer Justification of Approval, Rejection, or Deferral: Change Board Approval: Name Signature Date
- 6. 6 Change Log Change Log Project: Network Upgrade Project Date: 04/01/20xx Change No. Change Type Description of Change Requestor Date Submitted Date Approved Status Comments CR001 Equipment This change request calls for the purchase of wlan routers. Minhas Kamal 07/08/16 08/08/16 Denied This request was denied by the change control board because there is not adequate funding available for the purchase of new routers and because the request is outside of the project's scope. CR002 Schedule This change request calls for delaying the existing schedule by one week to ensure all applications are backed up which was not considered in the original project plan. Kishan Kumar Ganguly 03/11/16 08/11/16 Approved This request was approved to ensure the security and continuity of all applications. One week will be added to the project schedule and the project manager will communicate the impact of this change to all stakeholders.