Change Management is the process of planning and coordinating the implementation of all changes (any planned alteration or addition to the operating environment including application systems) into the production environment in a logical and orderly fashion. It does not develop changes, nor does it implement them. This paper discusses the objectives, mission, guidelines, and life cycle functions of change management.
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