Role: Change Control Manager

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The change control manager role oversees the change control process. This role is usually played by a Configuration (or Change) Control Board (CCB) and consists of representatives from all interested parties, including customers, developers, and users. In a small project, a single team member, such as the project manager or software architect, may play this role.

The change control manager is also responsible for defining the Change Request Management Process, which is documented in the CM Plan.

Staffing

The change control manager should understand configuration management principles. He/she should be skilled in estimating cost and schedule impacts of change requests. He/she should be able to communicate effectively in order to negotiate scope changes and in order to determine how each change request should be handled and by whom.

Rational Unified Process