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Process ensuring that changes to a product or system are controlled

Within quality management systems (QMS) and information technology (IT) systems, change control is a process—either formal or informal—used to ensure that changes to a product or system are introduced in a controlled and coordinated manner. It reduces the possibility that unnecessary changes will be introduced to a system without forethought, introducing faults into the system or undoing changes made by other users of software. The goals of a change control procedure usually include minimal disruption to services, reduction in back-out activities, and cost-effective utilization of resources involved in implementing change. According to the Project Management Institute, change control is a "process whereby modifications to documents, deliverables, or baselines associated with the project are identified, documented, approved, or rejected." Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Change controlA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Make space to change lane: A cooperative adaptive cruise control lane change controllerInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Social theory for a changing societyThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: A Nonparametric Change-Point Control ChartCited 135 times
  5. Go sideways: Software project managementA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Software quality managementA closely related topic

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