24 Examples of Project Change

John Spacey, April 20, 2023

A project change is any change to what a project is delivering or how it will be delivered. Generally speaking, all changes have an impact on a project such that they influence project complexity and scope. The following are common examples of project change.

Architecture	Assumptions
Change to organizations	Change to target environments – change to what you are changing
Constraints	Definitions
Deliverables	Design
Interpretations of requirements	Locations
New administrative processes	New overhead such as meetings that must be attended
New reports and communications	New risks
New stakeholders or sponsors	Non-functional requirements
Partners	Project methodology
Quality standards	Regulations and compliance
Requirements	Resources
Technologies	Tools

Project change can extend far beyond what is controlled by a change control process and change requests. This phenomenon is known as scope creep.

People tend to have the mindset that project change relates solely to requirements. For example, a change in the time constraints of a project is not viewed as having any impact on budget or complexity. This is incorrect as delivering something faster requires more resources and thus more coordination overhead. Delivering something slower may result in idle resources that impact budget.

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