Change Control Approach Template

Change Control Approach · A$16

How change gets assessed, decided, implemented and traced — so the project you deliver is still recognisably the one that was approved.

Nothing derails a project faster than a series of small changes that individually seemed reasonable. This document sets the rules: who can approve what, what assessment is required first, and how every change is recorded so the cumulative effect stays visible.

What's inside

• Scope and principles — what counts as a change, and what is simply doing the work
• Change roles and authority — approval levels by value and impact, so trivial changes are not sent to a board and significant ones are not waved through
• Change process and service levels — the steps, and how long each should take
• Impact assessment — cost, schedule, scope, quality, risk and benefit, assessed before the decision
• Change register and reporting — every change recorded, with cumulative impact visible

Thirteen pre-built tables.

The cumulative effect problem

Fifteen changes, each adding two days, is a month. Almost no project notices because each is decided in isolation. A register that shows the running total makes the drift visible while you can still do something about it.

Who it's for

Project and programme managers, contract managers, and anyone whose scope has quietly grown before.

Pairs with the Issue Report and Decision Record (A$16), which is how a change is usually raised, and the Configuration Management Approach (A$16), which controls the baselines change affects.

Built in Australia from more than twenty years of program delivery experience. Instant download, yours to keep.