There are seven key principles that you should follow when implementing change control:
- a project manager needs to develop a method for
identifying changes
- changes must be addressed in a timely manner
- reviewing, assessing, and deciding whether requested
changes should go ahead are main activities of change control
- only approved changes should be implemented
- project baselines should be changed only when
necessary
- approved changes must be coordinated across all the
project management knowledge areas, such as cost, time, and scope
management
- the impact of approved change requests must be
documented
