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Change Control Process Template

Improve your change management process with Wrike. Use this template to prioritize change requests and monitor progress.
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Streamline your change control process

Whether you work in IT or marketing, projects often need to be adjusted while work is in progress. Without an organized structure, critical change requests can fall through the cracks. 

  • Change requests are made by email and can get lost or overlooked
  • There is no single location to prioritize or manage change-related tasks
  • Managers struggle to execute unplanned changes and balance workloads

With Wrike’s change control process template, you can easily create a structure to alleviate these obstacles. 

  • Requests are automated and stored in a single folder so team members can all access important information 
  • Use the workflow template to create a process for each change request and follow it through to completion
  • Determine priorities based on pre-built change impact and urgency formulas


Why you need this change control template

<h5>Unclear requests</h5>
Unclear requests

Use the change control process template to outline what needs to be changed, why, and the predicted benefits.

<h5>Poor risk assessment</h5>
Poor risk assessment

Quickly assess the risk of proposed changes, considering prospective timescales, potential testing, and rollback plans.

<h5>Disorganized tasks</h5>
Disorganized tasks

The change control board template makes it easy to plan and test proposed changes, set deadlines, and assign resources.

<p>Take control of your change process</p>

Take control of your change process

<p>Take control of your change process</p>

How to use the change control process template in Wrike

The change control process template in Wrike makes it easy to assess changes in your projects, approve them as necessary, and manage the change implementation process from start to finish. 

Wrike’s change control process template includes these helpful features:

Wrike’s change control process template is simple and straightforward. Our change control format has three simple steps to get you started: 

Step 1: Automate change requests

Once you determine the types of changes you typically receive, automate your request organization using Wrike’s simple automated forms that sort requests into folders. 

Step 2: Monitor change progress

Using Wrike’s custom fields, you can prioritize requests by change impact, type, and urgency, clarifying which changes need your attention. 

Using the custom workflow in Wrike’s change control process template, monitor the progress of each change request as it goes from active to completed or deferred. 

Project managers will be able to see the status of each change request and work with team members to remove roadblocks as necessary. 

Step 3: Address emergency changes

Wrike’s change control process template also includes a special setting for emergency changes that require immediate attention.

Use the emergency change custom fields to ensure critical updates aren’t lost in a sea of change requests. 

Improve your change control process with Wrike

Looking for more? Wrike’s versatile project management software offers a range of tools that will help you manage processes, monitor progress, and achieve success. Our powerful features include:

Wrike is designed to help you work the way you want to work. Each feature is highly customizable to meet the needs of any project, team, or organization. 

Resources for IT project managers

case study
Find out how Trifermed was able to define and optimize its work processes using Wrike.
ebook
Learn how to tackle change at your organization with this guide, including actionable insights and best practices.
case study
Find out how Wrike helped project managers at S-Engineering organize workloads, optimize planning, and manage resource allocation.
<p>Monitor project change progress with Wrike</p>

Monitor project change progress with Wrike

<p>Monitor project change progress with Wrike</p>

FAQ

The change control process template is designed to help teams propose, plan, and implement any necessary changes while their projects are in motion.

Any project management team can benefit from the change process control template, but it is especially helpful for IT teams in managing change requests.

Team leaders can set custom fields to calculate change urgency and impact, giving your team members an instant understanding of a task’s priority.