CM-23 Change Management

Project Governance & Stage Gates

Significant initiatives are governed and accountable.

Domain
Change Management
Control type
Preventive
Automated / manual
Manual
Frequency
Per project
Framework reference
COBIT BAI01

What good looks like

Significant projects have steering oversight, budget control and stage-gate approvals.

Risk if it fails

Runaway, misaligned or unaccountable projects.

How Tess tests it

2 tests — each concludes only on cited evidence.

Project governance/stage gates defined

Design
Procedure
Inspect the framework.
Expected
Defined.
Sample
1 (design inspection)
Evidence
Steering minutes, stage-gate approvals.

Governance artefacts present for sampled project

Operating
Procedure
Inspect artefacts.
Expected
Steering/stage-gate evidence present.
Sample
Judgmental, by population (e.g. 10–25)
Evidence
Steering minutes, stage-gate approvals.

Evidence Tess looks for

Steering minutes, stage-gate approvals.

More in Change Management

CM-01 Change Management Policy CM-02 Change Request & Documentation CM-03 Change Authorisation CM-04 Testing / UAT Before Production

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