Change Management Plan Template
Use this Change Management Plan template to address changes which may be encountered during the project lifecycle. Typical areas of change occur in the scope, schedule, budget, and resources.
Use this CMP template to:
- Define the process, tools, and stakeholders that will be used to manage any changes to the project.
- Specify how change requests will be accepted, analyzed, and assessed regarding potential impact on the schedule, budget and scope
- Improve customer relationships, establish greater financial performance, accountability, reduction in project delays, and on-time deliverables.
- Ensure that changes will be proactively managed as they occur and that all changes are coordinated across the project.
This 19 page MS Word template includes a Change Register, Tracking Log, and Change Request Forms.
Change Management Plan Template: Screenshots
Change Management Plan: 3 Free Excel Templates
Table of Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Audience
1.2 Purpose
1.3 Constraints
1.4 Change Management Guidelines
1.5 Anticipated Change Volumes
1.6 Points of Contact
2 Roles and responsibilities
2.1 Change Management Chart
2.2 Roles and Responsibilities
3 Change Management Process
3.1 Raise Change Request
3.2 Evaluate Change Request
3.2.1 Change Request Criteria
3.2.2 Change Type
3.2.3 Status Type
3.3 Update Change Request Log
3.4 Assess the Change Request
3.4.1 Perform Feasibility Study
3.5 Approve/Reject Change Request
3.6 Implement Change Request
3.7 Update the Project Plan
4 Schedule
5 Costs
Change Management Plan Template Pack
The templates are in Microsoft Word and Excel and include the following documents:
| Change Management Plan | MS Word x 19 pages |  |
| Change Request Forms | MS Word x 2 | |
| Change Request Form | MS Excel x 1 |  |
| Change Register | MS Excel x1 | |
| Tracking Log | MS Excel x1 | |
