《Fundamentals of Project Management 4th Edition》 读书笔记 第十章 变更控制过程

CHAPTER 10 The Change Control Process

 

若不使计划反应现在的情况，则等于没有计划。

If you do not keep the plan current, youhave no plan.

 

变更必须被控制和沟通。

Change must be controlled and communicated.

 

变更控制不容易，涉及到judgment calls, thresholds and signoffs

Change control is not easy. It involves variablesand judgment calls, thresholds and signoffs. The change control process establishesthe stability necessary for you to manage the multitude of changes that affectthe project throughout its life cycle.

 

 

Change control cannot be accomplished in avacuum. As you react and make adjustments, the project plan must be revised anddistributed to predetermined stakeholders.

 

与变更控制相关的是项目沟通计划。保证干系人被识别和通知。

These stakeholders are often identified in aproject communication plan. In addition to stakeholder identification, the plandetermines appropriate communication paths, levels of data dissemination, andgeneral guidelines or protocols for the project team. Typical stakeholders thatshould appear on the inform or distribution list are the project champion, teammembers, functional managers, support personnel, select external vendors, andlegal.

 

出现变更是很平常的事情，有的变更是好事。

Change happens. As things mature and grow,changes occur naturally.

 

不是每个变更都会增加项目的价值，有的变更仅仅是装饰性的。

It is not always evident whether a specificchange adds value or merely cosmetic adjustments to the project plan.

 

六部变更控制流程

The Six Steps in the Change Control Process

 

输入变更控制信息并进行记录

Step 1: Enter initial change controlinformation into your change control log.

 

决定变更是否应被处理，要考察范围、进度、预算和质量方面的影响。

Step 2: Determine if the change should beprocessed.

By determining if the change should beprocessed, you take on the role of the project’s gatekeeper.

If the change is rejected, log it and stopthe process. If the change is accepted, begin assessing the impact to theproject plan. This is typically done by asking this question: “How does thechange affect the sides of my triangle: scope, schedule, and budget?”

Quality, objective, and other elements ofthe project should also be considered when assessing impact.

 

审批

Step 3: Submit recommendations tomanagement and/or the customer for review and approval.

 

更新计划

Step 4: Update the project plan.

 

发布更新的计划

Step 5: Distribute the updated plan.

 

根据修改后的计划来检查变更执行的情况

Step 6: Monitor the change and trackprogress against the revised plan.

 

组织文化会影响到如何建立变更控制过程。

Organizational culture impacts how youestablish the change control process and manage changes to your project.

 

如果变更的影响不大，则仅作调整就可，不必走变更流程。

If the change is considered minor and theproject plan can absorb the change with minimal impact, make necessaryadjustments and move on (see Example 1). If, however, a severity threshold hasbeen exceeded, this should trigger action by you and your team to implement thechange control process.

 

有时候项目变更过于剧烈，此时可考虑建立一个新的子项目或者卫星项目，或者取消原项目，建立新项目。

Sometimes project change, whatever thesource, can be grounds for spinning off a new project while continuing with theoriginal. The project spin-off usually occurs when the change is so dramaticthat you and your team determine that an entirely separate project should beinitiated.

 

If the new project becomes a satellite, orsubproject, the impact is far less drastic.