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You've probably heard of Change Management - which deals with managing risk when changing an organization’s structure, processes, and people. Release Management deals with planning, testing, and deploying software releases. Discover the essential roles in both processes and the steps you can take to ensure smooth transitions and boost business productivity. https://hubs.li/Q02D4Dn60

Optimize IT Change Management Right-size IT change management to protect the live environment. Infrastructure managers and change managers need to re-evaluate their change management processes due to slow change turnaround time, too many unauthorized changes, too many incidents and outages because of poorly managed changes, or difficulty evaluating and prioritizing changes. IT system owners often resist change management because they see it as slow and bureaucratic. Infrastructure changes are often seen as different from application changes, and two (or more) processes may exist.

🔄 Efficiently navigate OpenBOM's change management features, ensuring your projects remain agile and responsive to changes, fostering seamless transitions and updates. #ChangeManagement #ProjectManagement https://bit.ly/3IKFMWK

This topic comes up frequently with clients. We see parts of the process executed well. A holistic approach is best.

Mastering Change Management: Beyond the Paper Trail Change Management is far more than just circulating a form for sign-offs. To build a robust Change Management process, it requires a well-structured approach with key components: 1. Awareness Tools & Communication: A well-defined Change Management System (CMS) serves as the core of the process. It’s essential to identify when key stakeholders, such as supply chain, operations, and field techs/service teams, need to be informed and when changes take effect. Take the time to map out in advance who needs to review versus who has approval authority. Utilizing software solutions can provide real-time access to CMS documentation, enhancing communication and awareness. 2. Centralized Documentation & Evidence of Review: It’s not enough to simply check a box. All documentation should be centralized, ensuring a clear record of reviews and approvals, providing transparency and accountability throughout the process. 3. Decision-Making Process: Understand and document the impacts of any proposed change. Consider where the change aligns within the organization's priorities and ensure the decision process is clear and well-documented. 4. Tracking and Follow-Up: Ensure that all updates and changes are tracked meticulously. Differentiate between running changes and those requiring a defined clean point. Continuous follow-up is key to maintaining control over the change process. 5. Validation and Sustainability: Validate that the change has been effective and that it is sustained over time. Regular checks and assessments ensure the change is delivering the desired outcomes. To truly elevate your Change Management process, take the lessons learned and integrate them back into the APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) process. This feedback loop ensures that future programs and designs are informed by past experiences, driving continuous improvement and strategic leverage. #ChangeManagement #QualityManagement #ContinuousImprovement #Leadership #OperationalExcellence #processcontrol #processmanagement #businessmanagement

Navigating OpenBOM Change Management In today’s dynamic engineering and manufacturing processes, managing changes effectively is crucial for organizational success. Whether it’s product design alterations, revisions in manufacturing processes, or updates to documentation, maintaining a comprehensive record of changes is essential. This is where OpenBOM’s Change Management system comes into play, providing a robust platform for capturing, tracking, and managing changes seamlessly. Let’s dig into the importance of capturing the history of changes, revisions, and Engineering Change Order (ECO) processes, and explore seven key features of OpenBOM’s Change Management system. Here is the outline of OpenBOM Change Management capabilities: - Automatic Change History Tracking - Revision Control and ECO Process - Customizable Templates for Change Orders - Notifications - Collaborative Review and Approvals - BOM Compare Function - Transparency of Change Process Learn more... #plm #changemanagement #eco #saas

Change Management: The dreaded Change Request(s) (CR) that will make the product and or service better https://lnkd.in/ehKfTZAw 👉🏾Waterfall i.e. Traditional Projects... When conducting a waterfall/traditional project, all requirements are planned via WBS (work breakdown structure); hence (in my opinion) change requests can be frowned upon. Thankfully, during these projects a change request board is put into place to ensure the change request is valid. The end result, the reporter of the CR will get notification and reason why change requests are denied or approved. If approved, the project manager and team will update the scope, budget, WBS, change log, and any other project documentation along with keeping stakeholders/customers) in the loop regarding project changes. Agile i.e. Adaptive Projects... 👉🏾Change Requests within an Agile i.e. Adaptive Projects is to be expected. Agile/ Adaptive Projects have ambiguity; hence, CRs will arise as the project progresses defining the scope of the project. The change requests are placed in the backlog, changed into user stories, prioritized, and entered into the  sprint backlog for the development team to work on. From my experience, the Product Owner welcomes stakeholders to submit requirement changes because it keeps the product and or service up to date with current market trends, critiques value, and compliance. The artifacts, the product backlog, sprint backlog, and increment will be updated by the agile team, the project manager will update project documentation, and stakeholders/customers will be notified. *As a fyi or reminder, due to cost and capacity, the Product Owner will focus on MVP (minimum valuable product). 👉🏾Hybrid Projects... Change Requests within Hybrid projects are to be expected as well. Hybrid projects on one hand has a defined scope regarding some parts of the project along with an adaptive approach for finishing touches. For instance, a web redesign; research has been completed and requirements are made for how the redesign will look. After the mockups are completed, front and back end developers could then begin work on functionality coding. Change requests may come along if a stakeholder wants to change or add to the design or if a function isn't working as expected; hence, the CR will go through a change board process and if approved into the backlog (quite frankly, the change request will follow the change management plan of the project). The project manager and the team will update necessary documentation and artifacts and the stakeholders/ customers will be informed... https://lnkd.in/epVERAT9 #projectmanagement #changemanagement #opentowork

Release management and change management are both critical components of IT Service Management (ITSM), but they have distinct focuses and objectives. Here’s a breakdown of each and their main differences: Release Management • Focus: Manages the planning, scheduling, and controlling of software or system releases, ensuring they are deployed smoothly and reliably. • Objective: Ensure that new or updated features, bug fixes, and enhancements are deployed into production in a controlled manner. • Key Activities: Planning releases, creating and testing release packages, deploying to production, and reviewing and closing releases. • Scope: Covers the end-to-end process of delivering changes to production, including quality control, deployment, and post-release support. Change Management • Focus: Manages requests for changes (RFCs) to IT services, systems, or infrastructure to minimize the risk of service disruptions. • Objective: Ensure that all changes are assessed, approved, implemented, and reviewed, with minimal disruption to services. • Key Activities: Evaluating and prioritizing change requests, authorizing or rejecting changes, and coordinating implementation. • Scope: Covers the approval and planning process for any change, including new releases, infrastructure updates, configuration changes, and more. Key Differences • Purpose: Change management focuses on approving and planning changes, while release management focuses on executing and delivering approved changes. • Scope of Responsibility: Change management includes risk assessment and approval for a wide variety of changes. Release management handles only those changes related to deploying new or modified features or services. • Timing: Change management happens before release management, authorizing the changes. Release management follows, handling the logistics of implementing those changes. In short, change management approves and prioritizes the changes, while release management is responsible for implementing them. Both work closely to ensure changes are effectively delivered with minimal risk. #ITIL #ITSM #Release #Change

How to Make a Change Management Plan (Example & Template Included) A change management plan is a critical p... #prodsenslive #ProjectManagement #ProjectManagementTrainingVideos https://lnkd.in/dsNnEVuz https://lnkd.in/d2JSCpdc

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