Change Control Report: Managing Changes in the Blue Spider Project

This report delves into the intricacies of change control within the context of the Blue Spider Project. It begins by identifying the necessary changes for the project, critically analyzing their impact on key areas such as scope, time, cost, and quality. The report then outlines the processes involved in submitting change requests, providing a clear understanding of the procedures. Furthermore, it explores various options for addressing each change request, accompanied by a discussion of the associated risks. Finally, the report incorporates a completed change request/control form, either provided or adapted from a workplace template, to demonstrate practical application of change management principles. The analysis is conducted from the perspective of the project manager, ensuring a realistic and actionable approach to managing changes within the project lifecycle, emphasizing increased communication and coordination.

CHANGE REQUEST
Project Title:The Blue Spider Project
Date
Prepared: 20-03-2020
Person Requesting
Change: Gary Anderson
Change
Number: 001
Category of Change:
Detailed Description of Proposed Change
Comprehension of Project Life Cycle, Increasing the Communication with
the Team Members and Client and Ensuring Proper Coordination of Cost,
Time and Specialization for Execution
Justification for Proposed Change
According to the changes required for the project, it can be discussed
that the project lifecycle needs to be planned accordingly to the needed
requirement within the project.
Impacts of Change
Scope
Description:
Increase of communication between the client and team members of project
Grade
Description:
Page 1 of 3
Scope
Cost
Quality
Schedule
Requirements
Documents
Increase Decrease Modify
Increase Decrease Modify

CHANGE REQUEST
Requirements
Description:
Ensure that each of the stakeholders are being communicated with the needed
changes.
Cost
Description:
The cost would be distributed after allocation of costs to each resources.
Schedule
Description:
The schedule of the project would be determined after proper allocation of included
activities and allocation of resources to each activity.
Stakeholder
Impact
Description:
The impact on stakeholders would be determined after the outcomes of the project.
Project Documents
Project management plan, change request form, budget allocation form
Comments
Page 2 of 3
Increase Decrease Modify
Increase Decrease Modify
Increase Decrease Modify
High risk Low risk Medium risk

CHANGE REQUEST
Disposition
Justification
The requested changes within the project plan have been made after a proper
discussion with the project manager and the business stakeholders involvd within
the project.
Change Control Board Signatures
Name Role Signature
Elliot Grey Director of Program
Management
To be filled by
student
Production Manager
Date: 20-03-2020
Page 3 of 3
Approve Defer Reject

This template is sourced from Snyder, C. S. (2013). A project manager’s book of forms: A companion to
the PMBOK guide (2nd ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Wiley Publishing.
Page 4 of 3