Control / v1.0 clean-room
Change Request
Assess requested changes before they quietly alter cost, time, scope, quality, or benefits.
When to use
Use when a stakeholder asks to add, remove, or alter agreed scope or acceptance criteria.
Sample suggested content
Project example: Additional reporting dashboard
- Request: Add executive dashboard to pilot scope.
- Impact: Adds five working days and needs data owner time.
- Recommendation: Defer to next stage unless sponsor changes tolerance.
Minimum version
- Requested change
- Reason
- Impact
- Options
- Recommendation
- Decision owner
Fuller version
- Baseline affected
- Cost and time estimate
- Benefit impact
- Risk impact
- Implementation plan
Field guide
- Request
- Requester
- Reason
- Impact
- Options
- Recommendation
- Decision
Tailoring notes
- Keep fast for low-impact changes
- Require evidence where tolerance or benefits are affected
Common mistakes
- Approving change without impact assessment
- Letting urgent requests bypass decision ownership