ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses Change on Projects In Controlled Environments (PRINCE2) for beginners. Change consists of two closely linked activities such as change control and configuration management. Neither can function effectively without the other. It directly supports the principles of 'focus on products' and 'manage by exception' and indirectly the 'continued business justification' principle. Configuration management is needed to manage the creation, safekeeping and controlled change to the project's products. In PRINCE2 the procedures to control change and configuration are contained in the configuration management strategy. Change authority is part of the project board's responsibility to review and approve requests for change and off-specifications. The decision on what action is to be taken is made by either the project manager or project board or change authority with requests for change. The product status accounting provides a complete statement of the current status and history of the products generated within the project or within a stage.
