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Change Control Board: Roles, Responsibilities & Processes

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This is why projects have a change control board. If changes are requested, the change control board shows how those changes are managed with the least amount of disruption to the project’s plan. The importance of a change control board to a successful, high-quality project cannot be overstated. What Is a Change Control Board?

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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

One key tool to success is understanding how to use organizational process assets effectively. But what is an organizational process asset (OPA)? OPAs and the PMP exam Let’s face it: I first came across the term OPA while reviewing PMP exam training material. What are Organizational Process Assets? What is not an OPA?

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What Is Change Control in Project Management?

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Change control is the process used to manage all these variables. If change happens (which it always does) then it’s crucial that you have a mechanism in place to control that process. But what is change control in project management, and what are the steps necessary to implement it? What Is Change Control?

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Document version control made easy (with examples)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

A reader got in touch recently and asked for more info on document version control and how to do it. In this article we’ll discuss the principles of version control for files so you can get started, whatever software you use. What is version control? Why is version control important? If you can find the right tool.

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The 5 Phases of the Construction Process (Templates Included)

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Understanding what goes into each of the five construction phases is the first step to controlling your project. Initiation Phase The initiation phase might be the most important of all five phases as it maps out the approval process for the project and sets everything in place to build.

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Service Request Management in IT: Process & Best Practices

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When someone makes a request in the information technology (IT) world, whatever that might be, there’s a process involved to fulfill that request. This is called a service request and controlling that process is called service request management. It also includes the tools that are used to run this process.

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Project Controls: A Quick Guide

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There are many tools that can mitigate risk in a project, but it also takes skill in something called project controls. Like the name implies, project controls are about controlling the project and keeping it from exceeding budgets and deadlines. What Are Project Controls? Why Are Project Controls Important?