Project Change Control and Configuration Management

Evaluate changes and maintain traceable project decisions and baselines.
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  • Description

Five-day professional program. Approximately 25-30 training hours. Final agenda, language and delivery arrangements are confirmed in the proposal.

Course Overview

Evaluate changes and maintain traceable project decisions and baselines.

This proposed five-day program develops a structured approach through case analysis, facilitated discussion and practical working documents. Participants adapt the learning to their organizational context and produce a final project change-control framework.

Learning Outcomes

Assess change context and baseline discipline.

Evaluate change requests and impact information.

Apply a structured approach to review, approval and decision responsibilities.

Develop recommendations for configuration records and communication.

Prepare and present a project change-control framework.

Who Should Attend

Project managers, program coordinators, PMO professionals and project sponsors.

Relevant professional experience is recommended. Participant responsibilities and prerequisite knowledge are reviewed during scoping.

Training Methodology

Facilitated discussion, worked examples, anonymized case analysis, practical workshops, peer feedback and an applied final assignment.

Learning assessment may include a baseline discussion, review of working documents and a final presentation. Completion requirements are confirmed in the proposal.

Course Tools and Templates

Change context and baseline discipline working brief – proposed exercise document.

Change requests and impact information working brief – proposed exercise document.

Review, approval and decision responsibilities working brief – proposed exercise document.

Configuration records and communication working brief – proposed exercise document.

Project change-control framework – proposed exercise document.

Delivery Requirements

Classroom, live online and in-house formats can be arranged by agreement. Venue, platform, language, timetable, trainer and materials are confirmed in writing.

A laptop may be needed for planning and analytical exercises. Required software, access and prerequisite skills are agreed before delivery.

Course Customization

The proposed five-day agenda can be adapted to the participant group, sector and organizational objectives. Dates, fees, delivery suitability and final activities are confirmed in the written proposal.

Course Outline

Proposed sequence, subject to the agreed training proposal.

Day 1 – Change context and baseline discipline

Define the context, assess current practices and identify the key decisions relating to change context and baseline discipline.

Practical output: Change context and baseline discipline working brief

Day 2 – Change requests and impact information

Interpret sample information, compare suitable approaches and document assumptions for change requests and impact information.

Practical output: Change requests and impact information working brief

Day 3 – Review, approval and decision responsibilities

Apply structured tools to an anonymized case and develop recommendations for review, approval and decision responsibilities.

Practical output: Review, approval and decision responsibilities working brief

Day 4 – Configuration records and communication

Review responsibilities, risks and follow-up measures through a practical exercise on configuration records and communication.

Practical output: Configuration records and communication working brief

Day 5 – Change-control simulation

Integrate the course learning into a practical assignment on change-control simulation; present recommendations and an implementation roadmap.

Practical output: Project change-control framework

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