Change Control Board (CCB)

Unsurprisingly, the CCB controls project changes by approving or denying them. Typically, the CCB is made up of project or program managers who are overseeing multiple projects and programs.

If a change is necessary on your project, you and your team would do the following:

• Assess the impact of the change on other project variables and constraints
• Come up with solutions for implementation of the change
• Bring it to the attention of the change-control board who would need to analyze the change you are suggesting, review how it would impact other projects and programs going on, and then make the final decision

Don't worry, you will not be running to the change-control board for every little change. Typically, these are big changes that involve scope, time, cost, additional resources, or the escalation of a risk event. A lot of times either the sponsor can approve the change or you yourself can make the final decision. Typically, the CCB is internal to your organization but if you have an external customer, they may also have their own change control board that may need to approve any changes to the scope of work that impact the customer and deliverables.