PROJ6003 Project Execution and Control: Change Management Report

This report analyzes the change management processes within a project, focusing on the Corwin Corporation case study. It details the procedures for submitting change requests, including identification of changes, form development, submission, and review. The report identifies specific changes required by Corwin Corporation, such as changes to test conditions, personnel, and the need for a project manager. It assesses the impact of these changes on project time, cost, and quality, and proposes solutions such as interviews for project manager and functional employee recruitment, and development of new test conditions. The report also includes change request forms detailing the nature of the changes, reasons, impact, and proposed actions, alongside the associated risks. The report concludes with a bibliography of relevant project management resources.

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Processes involved with request submission
The procedures involved with submitting a change request are described below:
 Identification of the changes that are to be conducted in the system.
 Development of a change request form
 Submission of the change request form
 Reviewing the change requests that have been provide to the clients
 After the above-mentioned procedures, the project manager would be recording the
details of the CRF in the CID log. This would be helpful in change request tracking
 The change request is to be approved after this step
 The Project name Leadership is to be revaluated
 The change request made by the project team is to be closed.
Changes Required
One of the major change required by the Corwin Corporation was changing of the test
conditions set by the project team. The test condition initially set by the project team were not
up to the mark and the hence, the requirement for change was notified to the project team. It
was also identified that the employees of Corwin Corporation are very unprofessional hence;
the clients required a change in personnel. Hence, the functional employee was removed from
the project and the hence there was a requirement to change allocated a different employee
for the organization. The organization also has a requirement for appointment of a project
manager so that project can be developed efficiently for the organization. The project budget
was also to be improved depending on the project and inclusion of further details of the
project.

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Impact on time, cost and quality of the project
The major impacts on the project would take place due to changes made in the
personnel taking part in the project and development of the projects were done in accordance
with the new allotment of the project team members were made. Hence, the time and the
budget of the project increased to a great level. The Budget of the project was required to be
redesigned and it was with the schedule of the project. There was an extension in the
schedule of the project as there was additional time required for the allocation of the new
personnel to the project. However as per the requirements stated by the organization the
quality of the project was to increase to a great extent.
Options to satisfy each change request
For the satisfactory changes to be met for the following tasks were to be competed by
the organization:
 Interviews for the recruitment of a project manager: There are different types of
Project Manager Interview Questions. This helps in recruiting proper employees
within the project. The project manager should has the ability to plan the project as
per business requirement. After this, the execution of project takes place. In order to
have a better project it is important to have a better team with best employees. The
employees are being assessed based on the skills they have. The employee should be
capable of understanding the project requirements efficiently so that it can work as
per the project needs.
 Development of new test conditions for the project: The aim of creating a test plan is
to have a better control over the project. The test conditions for the project includes
finishing the project within the given deadline. Moreover, the employee and manager
should have the ability to overcome critical situations. The project should be able

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analyse all the requirements within time. Scheduling the resources within time
becomes necessary.
 Interviews for the recruitment of a new functional employee for the system: The
functional employee for system should be able to address all the risks that are likely to
affect project. The project manager needs to interview based on the ability of
employees to perform technical task. The employee should able to handle technical
tasks effectively.
Risks associated to the options
Risks associated with the options selected for the change control are described below:
 The main risk with that of the interviews are that it is very difficult for the
organization to select the suitable person for the development of project.
 In addition to this, the development of test plan for the organization can also take up
more time than required which might end up in scope creep for the project.
Change request/control form
Change Request Form
Project Name THE PETERS COMPANY PROJECT
Requested By Corwin Corporation Date [Please Fill]
Request No 01 Name on the
request
Change of project
manager
Change Description The project manager for the project was to be changed
Change Reason The project manager was incompetent for performing the tasks that
were related to the project.
Impact of change The change created a vacancy in the post of project manager in the

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project,
Proposed action Interviews are to be held for the appointment of a new project
manager for the organization.
Status In review Approved Rejected
X
Approval Date [Please Fill]
Approved By Peters company
Change Request Form
Project Name THE PETERS COMPANY PROJECT
Requested By Corwin Corporation Date [Please Fill]
Request No 02 Name on the
request
Change of the test
plan
Change Description The project plans prepared previously by the project were required
to be changed.
Change Reason This is important for the organization as the previous test plan did
not provide satisfactory results for the clients.
Impact of change The change created raised the cause for a new test plan for the
project team to developed.
Proposed action Brain Storming sessions to be held for the development of a new
test plan
Status In review Approved Rejected
X
Approval Date [Please Fill]

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Approved By Peters company
Change Request Form
Project Name THE PETERS COMPANY PROJECT
Requested By Corwin Corporation Date [Please Fill]
Request No 03 Name on the
request
Change of project
team members
Change Description The project team members for the project was to be changed
Change Reason The project team personnel did not have the professional attitude as
expected by the clients.
Impact of change The change created a vacancy in the post of project personnels in
the project,
Proposed action Interviews are to be held for the appointment of a new project
manager for the organization.
Status In review Approved Rejected
X
Approval Date [Please Fill]
Approved By Peters company

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