16.2. Managing Changes in Project

The work of the change review board and your work in Project are closely intertwined, both when the board is evaluating changes and after changes have been approved. The board typically compares the benefits of a proposed change against the costs (in dollars or days) and risk. To make that comparison, the board needs to know how a change request affects the project. After approval, the board wants to know how change requests are progressing. Updating progress on change request tasks is no different from updating original project tasks. But you do need a way to distinguish change request tasks from the original work packages.

In this section, you'll learn how to create simple or extensive what-if scenarios, based on the level of information the change review board needs. You'll get tips about updating your project plan—including the best ways to use baselines in conjunction with change requests, updating and adjusting information, and checking project finish date and budget targets.