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4.5 Perform Integrated Change Control

 

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4.5 Perform Integrate Change Control

The process of reviewing change requests, approving changes, and managing changes.

 

Simple Version: Assess change requests, determine if the business wants to undertaken the changes, and proceed with approved changes.

PMI

 

Agile

PMBOK, Agile Difference, Comment

Inputs

Project management plan

Work performance information

Change requests

Enterprise Environmental Factors (Govt standards, organizational infrastructure, marketplace conditions)

Organizational Process Assets (standards, templates, Lessons Learned notes)

 

Tools and Techniques

Expert Judgement

Change control meetings

 

Outputs

Change request status updates

Project management plan updates

Project document updates

 

Inputs

Project management plan / iteration plans, release plans

Work performance information / velocity metrics

Change requests

Enterprise Environmental Factors (Govt standards, organizational infrastructure, marketplace conditions)

Organizational Process Assets (standards, templates, Lessons Learned notes)

 

Tools and Techniques

Expert Judgement

Change control meetings / Iteration Planning meetings

 

Outputs

Change request status updates

Updated backlog

Project management plan updates / iteration and release plan updates

Project document updates

 

Changes are embraced as expected on projects with requirements or technical uncertainty. The use of a backlog  to help manage scope and frequent replanning activities manage the change request process within the replanning and restimating activities that occur are common.

 

Books

PM Illustrated 2026

Beyond Agile

PMI-ACP Exam Prep

Agile Illustrated

Agile Fundamentals

PMI-ACP Workbook

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