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What is a Change Request?

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A change request is a document that captures a requirement for a product, process or system. This serves as a proposal for change that is typically evaluated and prioritized by a change control process.

Definitions

  1. A formal proposal for changing a process, product or system.
  2. Documentation of a requirement that applies to an inflight project or operational item.
  3. A specification of a functional, behavioral or non-functional requirement that is detailed enough to evaluate, prioritize and implement.
    4. Overview: Change Request
    Type
    Change Control
    Applies To
    Project Management
    Service Management
    Quality Management
    Also Known As
    Request for Change
    RFC
    Related Concepts
    Requirements
    User Story
    Next: Examples of a Change Request

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Change Control

An overview of change control.

Change Request

An overview of change requests.

Change Control

An overview of change control.

Scope Creep

The uncontrolled expansion of a project's scope.

Segregation Of Duties

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Document Control

The definition of document control with examples.

Temporary Change

An overview of temporary change with examples.

Control

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Overview of cost variance, a project metric.

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