CDC_UP_Change_Management_Plan_Template.doc

VERSION HISTORY

[Provide information on how the development and distribution of the Change Management Plan, up to the final point of approval, was controlled and tracked. Use the table below to provide the version number, the author implementing the version, the date of the version, the name of the person approving the version, the date that particular version was approved, and a brief description of the reason for creating the revised version.]

Note to the Author

[This document is a template of a Change Management Plan. The template includes instructions to the author, boilerplate text, and fields that should be replaced with the values specific to the organization.

· Red italicized text enclosed in square brackets ([text]) provides instructions to the document author, or describes the intent, assumptions and context for content included in this document.

· Red italicized text enclosed in angle brackets (<text>) indicates a field that should be replaced with information specific to the organization.

· Text and tables in black are provided as boilerplate examples of wording and formats that may be used or modified as appropriate to your organization. These are offered only as suggestions to assist in developing your organizational plan.

When using this template for your project document, it is recommended that you follow these steps:

1. Replace all text enclosed in angle brackets (i.e., <Organizational Name>) with the correct field values. These angle brackets appear in both the body of the document and in headers and footers. To customize fields in Microsoft Word (which display a gray background when selected):

1. Modify boilerplate text as appropriate to your organization.

2. To add any new sections to the document, ensure that the appropriate header and body text styles are maintained. Styles used for the Section Headings are Heading 1, Heading 2 and Heading 3. Style used for boilerplate text is Body Text.

3. To update the Table of Contents, right-click and select “Update field” and choose the option- “Update entire table”

4. Before submission of the first draft of this document, delete this “Notes to the Author” page and all instructions to the author, which appear throughout the document as red italicized text enclosed in square brackets.]

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