Change Review Template
I often work with non-enterprise companies, or enterprise teams that have little or no formal release strategy. Having worked in highly-regulated environments, I've also seen release processes that move at a glacial pace. This template is something in between that I tend to use with my clients.
Change Request:
Author:
Created:
Scheduled Change:
| Person | Status | Role |
|---|---|---|
| name | email | Not Started | Blocked | In Progress | Completed | Change Reviewer | Code Reviewer | Verifier | Implementer |
Goal
Provide a summary of the goal of this change request.
Justification
Why is this change necessary?
Implementer Due-Diligence
What steps has the implementer taken so far to help this Change go smoothly?
Steps to Complete
Execution Plan
The specific step-by-step plan to execute the change
Fallback
How do we recover if things don’t go according to plan?
Time to Complete
How long will the change take?
Time to Verify
How long will we need to monitor the change before we’re confident it is working as expected?