Process of Change Management
When any software application/product goes for any changes in an IT environment, it undergoes a series of sequential processes as follows:
- Creating a request for change
- Reviewing and assessing a request for change
- Planning the change
- Testing the change
- Creating a change proposal
- Implementing changes
- Reviewing change performance
- Closing the process
Change Management in Software Engineering
Change Management in software development refers to the transition from an existing state of the software product to another improved state of the product. It controls, supports, and manages changes to artifacts, such as code changes, process changes, or documentation changes. Where CCP (Change Control Process) mainly identifies, documents, and authorizes changes to a software application.
Table of Content
- Process of Change Management
- Importance of Change Management
- Source of Change
- Key points of Change Management
Each software development process follows Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) where each phase is accordingly followed to finally deliver a good quality software product. Change Management does not come under any phases of SDLC still it has great importance in the entire software development process. Various types of change management tools are used for various purposes like to adopt, control, represent, and effect the change required. For example Change management tools for Flow Charting, Project Planning, Data collection, etc.