Change Control cont'd

DOE-STD-1073-2003

Configuration Management

changes. Contractors should assess each type of change to determine the mechanisms for

initiating changes and link them to the change control process. Contractors should

integrate the change control process into the work processes for all potential mechanisms

of changes by requiring workers and organizations to use the change control process, as

appropriate, when a change is to be made. The identification of change mechanisms is

often the most critical step to achieving effective change control. Change mechanisms

that are not identified cannot be controlled.

Once change mechanisms are defined, contractors should ensure that the change control

process is properly integrated into the procedures and other work processes for that

change mechanism. Contractors should consider eliminating or combining change

mechanisms to make changes easier to control.

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