Purpose
  • To establish a 'Change Review Team' that will approve all changes to baselined configuration items. The purpose of the team is to ensure that all proposed changes receive appropriate technical analysis and review, and are documented for tracking and auditing purposes.
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The Change Review Team meets on a regular, and as required basis.

The basic tasks of the Change Review Team are to declare product baselines, and review changes to the baseline, and approve, disapprove, or defer their implementation.

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Purpose
  • To set up a Change Review Team that consists of the ‘right people’ with real authority amongst their peers, and sufficient expertise to avert unwise or costly change proposals.

The Change Review Team needs to be composed of representatives from all affected organizations or stakeholders such as:

  • Users
  • Developers
  • Test Group
  • Project Management

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Purpose
  • To appoint a chair who is able to unambiguously resolve conflicts within the team, and enforce the team’s decisions on the project.

The chair of the Change Review Team must be from the Project Management office.

Decisions by the Change Review Team should be reached by consensus whenever possible. The group dynamic reflects the cooperative nature of the development project. The role of the chair is to nurture this cooperative vision, and take unilateral action if necessary.

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Purpose
  • To ensure that Change Proposals are reviewed and dispositioned in a timely manner.

The Change Review Team must meet on a regular, and an as required, basis. The development team must see this group as a reliable body for the resolution of issues that could otherwise deadlock progress on the project.

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