Chapter 13. Controlling Changes

“Anything that can be changed will be changed until there is no time left to change anything.”

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This chapter covers one of the most important concepts of controlling your project: change control. I explain in this chapter what could get changed on your project. I also cover team norms, an important prerequisite that you’ll want to make sure is in place before you start managing changes.

I then cover a change control process step by step so you will know how to construct your own effective process. I describe each step along with the critical elements of each. Finally, I discuss ...

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