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| | Manage Change or It Will Manage You! |
 | | Start with changing the term from 'change request' to 'request for change' because this simple change in terminology catches a person's ear and clues them into the fact that you may be talking about something different than the status quo. |
 | | Just differentiating between a request for change and a requirement will help those involved realize that a single request for change can be the reason for the addition/modification/deletion of one or more requirements, design elements, modules, tests,... |
 | | If a request for change is to be meaningfully assessed as to its value, impact and feasibility, it is the ‘living, breathing’ requirements, design, tests that make sound recommendations possible. |
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