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The seven Rs of Change Management is a quick check list of what should be covered when raising a request for change. The list is a practical and common-sense way to minimize change rejection at the first point of change logging.

The Seven Rs of Change Management is used as part of the change assessment activity. It is a set of questions that should be asked to help understand the impact of Changes

  • Who RAISED the Change?
  • What is the REASON for the change?
  • What RETURN will the change deliver?
  • What RISKS are there is we do or do not carry out the change?
  • What RESOURCES will be required to perform this change?
  • Who is RESPONSIBLE for this change being performed?
  • What RELATIONSHIPS are there between this and other changes?

Change Management is a core process of the ITIL version 3 Service Transition volume.

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    Seven Rs of Change Management is a quick check list of what should be covered when raising a request for change. The list is a practical and commonsense way
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3 Responses to “The seven R’s of Change Management”

  • And some of what they forgot….

    * What is the COST of the change?” (broken away from the Resources question)
    * What is the TIMELINE for implementing the change?

    Other than that, I believe that these are meaningful and well-rounded questions, They can serve as a good foundation for a Request for Change template and informed Change Advisory Board discussions.

  • Rene says:

    That is a valuable contribution! Do you have any experience using this 7 R model??

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