Outline the Change Control lifecycle under CBM T6 standards?

• A. Initiation/Request → Impact assessment → Planning/Implementation → Review/Approval → Verification/Validation → Documentation → Close.
• B. Initiation/Request → Impact assessment → Planning/Implementation → Verification/Documentation → Close.
• C. Initiation/Request → Impact assessment → Documentation → Close.
• D. Initiation/Request → Impact assessment → Review/Approval → Planning/Implementation → Verification/Validation → Documentation → Close.

Answer: (D)

The Change Control lifecycle is a governance-driven process that ensures changes are properly evaluated, approved, planned, executed, verified, documented, and closed. The best sequence starts with an initiation or request to capture the need for change, followed by an impact assessment to understand risks, scope, resources, and potential effects. After assessing impact, the change should go through a formal review and approval to authorize whether the change should proceed. Only after this approval should planning and implementation proceed, ensuring work is guided by an agreed plan and authorized resources. Once implemented, verification and validation confirm that the change achieves its intended outcome and doesn’t introduce new problems. Documentation is created to record all details, decisions, and results for traceability, and finally the change is closed once everything is finalized.

Starting with an initial request, then assessing impact, then securing approval before planning and implementing, reflects proper governance. Skipping the review/approval step or placing planning before it undermines authorization and control. Incomplete sequences that omit essential stages like planning, verification, or documentation fail to provide the necessary oversight and traceability that CBM T6 standards require.