Checklist
If answer to any question is NO, then change should not be implemented.
- Have all parties involved in the change been properly notified in an adequate time frame and necessary banners posted?
- Have users been provided with documentation and trained in new change area if needed?
- Do all teams have approved documentation to implement change?
- Are back out procedures in place?
- Do stakeholders have proper training to implement change?
- Does helpdesk have proper training and/or documentation to implement change?
- Has exact date and time been scheduled for change implementation?
- Is scheduled date and time established to minimize user impact?
- Has security scan shown NO medium or high risk vulnerabilities?
- Are measures in place to monitor feedback to determine if change was successful or unsuccessful?
- Do staff members and users know who to contact for further questions before or after implementation?
- In regards to new server installations- has all unnecessary software been removed and unneeded services turned off? Applicable patches applied?
Change Assessment Checklist for Team Members
Change should be assessed based on the following basic criteria, additional criteria may be required for certain IT change requests.- Estimated time to make the change
- Approvals obtained
- List of Functional risks
- List of Technical Risks
- List of Functional benefits
- List of Technical benefits
- Impact of Project Schedule
- Cost Impact
- Impact on other software modules or dependent software and hardware
- System Performance
