Best Practices for Software Projects - Change Control
When developing and enhancing software, a well laid plan has a
documented set of features, detailed designs, and estimates
that allow the project manager to quickly determine if the
project is on track to completion. As development proceeds, it
is not uncommon for business or market conditions to change,
thereby changing the needs of a software project that is
currently in development. Change control is the process of
managing changes as to ensure that decisions are not made
hastily and that the decision to add an additional feature is
in the best interest of the project. If change control is
missing from a project, new features will be introduced at
random, jeopardizing the delivery date and quality of the
software being developed. To manage change, it is best to have
a Change Control Board...
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