According to the PMBOK® Guide, the Perform Integrated Change Control process is the specific process conducted from project inception through completion to review all change requests, approve changes, and manage changes to deliverables, project documents, and the project management plan.
Centralized Responsibility: This process is where the project manager and, in many cases, a Change Control Board (CCB), evaluate the impact of a requested change across all knowledge areas (Scope, Schedule, Cost, Quality, Risk, etc.).
Key Activities:
Reviewing, evaluating, and approving or rejecting change requests.
Ensuring that only approved changes are incorporated into a revised baseline.
Maintaining the integrity of the baselines by releasing only approved changes into the project work.
Documenting the complete impact of change requests in the Change Log.
The Workflow: A change request is typically generated in Monitor and Control Project Work or Direct and Manage Project Work, but it is officially reviewed and decided upon only within the Perform Integrated Change Control process.
Analysis of Other Options:
A. Monitor and Control Project Work: This process involves tracking, reviewing, and reporting the overall progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan. While it may identify the need for a change, the actual review and approval happens in Integrated Change Control.
B. Direct and Manage Project Work: This is an Executing process where the team performs the work defined in the project plan. If a change is approved, this is the process where that change is actually implemented.
C. Close Project or Phase: This process involves finalizing all activities for the project, phase, or contract. It occurs at the end of the project life cycle and does not involve the ongoing review of change requests for deliverables or plans.
