Change Management / Configuration Management

Hello everyone ,

Seems like everyone in to studies not revision classes ? :'/

Only one kid came for this class. and seems no one knows importance of last minute classes.

Anyways we did a very important lesson , thats change management .

How a project manager should systematically address changes in to the project . Changes cannot be refused , changes can not be at all , all accepted. There is theoretically a procedure for managing change .

After studying the note below

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ohcasgjy60nsphk/Software%20Configuration%20Management%20note.docx?dl=0

now do these past paper questions

Questions on Change Management – Project Monitoring & Control

Q1 - Project Monitoring & Control Life Cycle - 2016 September – A3 – a

The framework for controlling a project to ensure it meets the project plan is the project control lifecycle. Draw and label a project control lifecycle diagram.(8 marks)

April 2013 – A1 – b – 5 marks

Your company has decided to develop a new in-house computer system and the project plan has been prepared. Explain briefly the FOUR key steps (which might then be repeated) in the project control life cycle.

Q2 - Change Control Process & Who involves in Change control Process. ?

2017 March A1 - c) - 8 marks

There are five stages in a change control system:

o submit the request for change (CR)

o investigate and review the request for change

o assess the feasibility and implications of the requested change

o consider the request, and decide whether to accept or reject

o implement the accepted change

(i) Identify the people (or groups of people) who should be involved in each of these stages.

(ii) Identify and explain in which of these stages the configuration management system should be referred to or affected.

Q3 - What is configuration Management?

2017 March A1 - a – 10 marks

a) Explain the main purpose of using a configuration management system during an IT systems development project.

List and describe the THREE main elements of a configuration management system and explain how they would be used during the project.

Q4 – Items in a Configuration Item CI -

2017 March A1 – b – 7 marks

Identify and describe at least FIVE different details held when defining a configuration item.

Q5 – Sep 2011 – B6

Explain the main purpose of using a configuration management system:

1. during an IT systems development project;

2. after the system has been installed, when further software maintenance will need to be undertaken

Q6 - Oct 2010 - Question A3 – a – 12 marks

Explain the main reasons for using:

i) Change control

ii) Configuration management when developing a new in-house computer system.

Highlight at least TWO advantages and ONE disadvantage of each.

Q7 – Sep 2011 – B6 C

Identify and explain in which of these stages the configuration management system should be referred to or affected. (8 Marks)