4 Part 4: V-Modell Reference Roles
4.2 Roles
4.2.3 Change Control Board
Description
The Change Control Board will be convoked in case of important (for definition, refer to Project Manual) changes and will decide how one or more interconnected changes should be processed. The execution of the change will be planned and initiated by the project management.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Evaluating the project situation as initial basis for the decision to be made,
- developing management-specific decision criteria as basis for the decision to be made,
- making the decision on one or more problem reports/change requests based on the problem/change assessment,
- determining the future approach for implementing change requests.
Skill profile
- Experience in project management and in the assessment of unforeseen project situations,
- experience in the assessment of possible effects caused by the changes (effort, time, budget, resources, quality) and the consequences for the success of the project,
- competence in evaluating the relevance of change requests for the success of the project,
- communication and consensus-building capabilities in case of controversial approach concepts (negotiating skills),
- self assertion within the scope of the project.
Role Allocation
Depending on the type of change request to be assessed, the Change Control Board is composed of internal representatives and - if the change request is submitted by the acquirer - of internal and external representatives. Project-Specific conflict management and escalation strategies shall be specified in the »Project Manual under the subject »Problem and Change Management - Organization and Directives.
The internal Change Control Board is composed of project internal representatives working at the operational level, e.g., from the project steering committee, development departments, QA and CM.
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