Change request
A change request records a proposed change to an agreed project baseline for assessment and decision.
A change request is a documented proposal to change an agreed project baseline. It describes the requested change, its reason and the effects to investigate before a decision. It may be approved, rejected or deferred.
In a fictional portal project, route planning is requested in addition to ordering. The request makes the extra data, interfaces and dependencies visible, including implications for effort, timing and priority. The wish alone is not approval to implement.
If an existing requirement is merely being clarified, first establish the scope already agreed. Change control concerns decisions on project changes. Organisational change management also addresses changes in working practices and the people involved.
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Related terms
- Scope creepScope creep is gradual expansion of project scope without adequate assessment and corresponding changes to the plan.
- Product discoveryInvestigating needs, constraints and risky assumptions before settling on a product solution.
- Product OwnerThe person accountable in Scrum for product value, the Product Goal and effective backlog management.
- Definition of DoneThe shared description of the quality conditions a completed product Increment must meet.
- User storyA short description of a user role, a need and the goal behind it.
- Product BacklogThe ordered, continually evolving collection of improvements needed for a product.
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