Role: Change Owner
The Change Owner is responsible for an individual change. The Change Owner follows the change from beginning to end, bringing in analysts and specialists as needed to complete the project. The Change Owner is responsible for seeing that analysts and specialists bring the change to a close.
Role Sets: Change Management Roles
Relationships

Address Additional Requirements with RequestorAddress Preauthorization RequirementsAssign Change for ImplementationClose ChangeCollect Change Assessment Results and IssuesCollect Stakeholder InputCommunicate Follow-Up ActionsConduct Change ReviewDefine Implementation ApproachDocument Change IssuesEnsure Resource Availability DatesIdentify Areas of Concern and Communicate StatusIdentify Level of AssessmentMake Change Information Available for AssessmentMonitor Change ImplementationMonitor Policy and Procedure ComplianceMonitor Schedule ImpactsNotify StakeholdersPerform Intervening ActionsPerform Preliminary AssessmentReady and Present Change Authorization PackageReject ChangeRequest Solution Development CharterReview Collected Assessment ResultsChangeChange Implementation CommunicationChange RequestImplementation Progress DataRelease AcceptanceStandard ChangeChange_Owner
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Main Description

Responsibilities

  • Obtains assessments of requested changes from stakeholder processes in accordance with Change Management policy
  • Presents proposed changes to the CAB
  • Builds the change
  • Creates and tests the change
  • Carrying out the test plan to its completion
  • Prepares a remediation approach in the case of unsuccessful implementation of the change
  • Creates Implementation Plan
  • Develops a viable change plan and timeline
  • Updates manuals and/or operating instructions when applicable
  • Conducts post review to assure successful implementation along with identification of any external impacts or new requirements
  • Notifies the Change Manager of unsuccessful changes. If an unplanned outage occurred, the Change Owner must explain how it occurred
  • Identifies and coordinates activities relating to the change
  • Closely monitors the progress of exception changes
  • Updates status of change
  • Closes the change

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