Managing and Controlling Changes

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Change handling	Predictive	Adaptive	Hybrid
Routine reprioritization	Formal change request to the CCB	Product owner reorders the product backlog	Backlog for adaptive parts; change request for predictive parts
Always needs formal change control	Any change to a scope, schedule, or cost baseline	Release scope, funding, or contract changes	Predictive-part baselines plus release, funding, and contract changes
Who decides	Change control board	Product owner within the release; CCB for release-level changes	CCB for baselines; product owner for the backlog
Primary artifact updated	Scope, schedule, and cost baselines	Product backlog, then the release baseline if release scope changes	Both, matched to the component

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Assess a change request's full impact before the board dispositions it
Only approved changes are implemented and then baselined
The change control board dispositions requests against the baselines
Every change request's disposition is recorded in the change log
Stakeholders are kept informed of pending change decisions
In adaptive delivery scope change is handled by reordering the backlog
Release, budget, or contract changes still require formal change control
Approved changes are reflected across all affected project documents
Configuration management keeps document versions controlled and traceable
A scope change affecting the schedule is routed through change control, not decided unilaterally
Undocumented scope creep is controlled by routing it through the change process

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