Change Control Glossary Definition

Change Control is a managed process for proposing, reviewing, approving, implementing, and tracking changes to content, systems, or controlled knowledge assets.

It is used in projects, regulated environments, software systems, operations, and quality management to reduce unmanaged risk.

Related concepts include Change Request, Configuration Management, Baseline and Lessons Learned.

Practitioners use this concept to plan communication, sponsorship, readiness, adoption, and reinforcement activities around an organizational change.

Related concepts include Change Management and Stakeholder Engagement.

Change Control helps knowledge teams avoid uncontrolled edits, conflicting versions, outdated procedures, and undocumented decisions.