Policies / Policy
Change Management Lite
A minimal policy for safe changes without heavyweight process.
Template
- Describe the change, reason, affected systems, and expected user impact.
- Identify whether the change is routine, standard, urgent, or high-risk.
- Define implementation steps and rollback steps before starting.
- Notify affected users or stakeholders when impact is possible.
- Schedule changes during an appropriate risk window.
- Record completion, validation result, and any unexpected issue.
- Review failed or high-impact changes for process improvement.
Expected output
A short change record with purpose, risk, plan, rollback, and result.
Use notes
| Owner | Assign one person responsible for keeping the template current. |
|---|---|
| Review | Review after significant changes, incidents, staffing changes, or tool changes. |
| Risk | Adapt the template to local policies, contractual duties, privacy requirements, and operational risk. |