In
software development
Software development is the process of designing and Implementation, implementing a software solution to Computer user satisfaction, satisfy a User (computing), user. The process is more encompassing than Computer programming, programming, wri ...
, projects and programs, a change control board (CCB) is a committee that consists of Subject Matter Experts (''SME'', e.g. software engineers, testing experts, etc.) and Managers (e.g. Quality Assurance managers), who decide whether to implement proposed changes to a project. The main objective of a CCB is to ensure the client accepts the project. Factors affecting a CCB's decision can include the project's phase of development, budget, schedule, and quality goals.
Change control (see
Scope management) is also part of
Requirements engineering. CCBs are most associated with the
waterfall method
The waterfall model is a breakdown of developmental activities into linear sequence, sequential phases, meaning that each phase is passed down onto each other, where each phase depends on the deliverables of the previous one and corresponds to a ...
of software development, but can be seen as having analogues in some implementations of
Agile software development
Agile software development is an umbrella term for approaches to software development, developing software that reflect the values and principles agreed upon by ''The Agile Alliance'', a group of 17 software practitioners, in 2001. As documented ...
.
The Change Control Board will review any proposed changes from the original
baseline requirements that were agreed upon with the client. If any change is agreed upon by the committee, the change is communicated to the project team and the client, and the requirement is baselined with the change. The authority of the Change Control Board may vary from project to project (see e.g.
Consensus-based decision making), but decisions reached by the Change Control Board are often accepted as final and binding.
A typical Change Control Board might consist of the development manager, the test lead, and a product manager. Less commonly, the client might directly advocate their interests as part of the Change Control Board.
Change Management - Change Management Process
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See also
* Change management (ITSM)
* Change-advisory board
* Project management
Project management is the process of supervising the work of a Project team, team to achieve all project goals within the given constraints. This information is usually described in project initiation documentation, project documentation, crea ...
* Requirements engineering
* Configuration management
Configuration management (CM) is a management process for establishing and maintaining consistency of a product's performance, functional, and physical attributes with its requirements, design, and operational information throughout its life. ...
References
Software development process
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