Tools and Tips for Today's Project Manager

CHANGE CONTROL SHEET

Think about the past. Have you ever developed something at work, like a report or software program, and as soon as you released it, you had to change it? More than likely, your answer is yes. More than likely, too, you needed a way to manage such changes. One way to manage changes is through a change control sheet.

The change control sheet records changes you released to your report, software, or product. You complete the change control sheet for each change and store completed sheets in a three-ring binder.

Each sheet should capture the source of the change and submission date, description, criticality, requested date change, disposition change, and actual implementation date.

The change control sheet offers two main advantages. ...