Project Manager & Change Manager Roles

The following project manager roles and responsibilities are involved with the management of change within the Project Plan.

Change Requester
The Change Requester initially recognizes a need for change to the project manager and formally communicates this requirement to the Change Manager. The Change Requester is responsible for:

•    Identifying the need to make a change to the project
•    Documenting the need for change by completing a CRF using Project Management Templates
•    Submitting the CRF to the Change Manager for review.

Change Manager

The Change Manager receives, logs, monitors and controls the progress of all changes within a project. The Change Manager is responsible for:

•    Receiving all CRFs and logging them in the Change Register
•    Categorizing and prioritizing all change requests
•    Reviewing all CRFs to determine whether additional information is required
•    Determining whether or not a formal change Feasibility Study is required
•    Forwarding the CRF to the Change Approval Group for approval
•    Escalating all CRF issues and risks to the Change Approval Group
•    Reporting and communicating all decisions made by the Change Approval Group.