CM-17 Change Management

Requirements & Design Approval

Systems are built to approved requirements.

Domain
Change Management
Control type
Preventive
Automated / manual
Manual
Frequency
Per project
Framework reference
COBIT BAI02

What good looks like

Requirements documented and approved; designs (incl. controls/security) reviewed.

Risk if it fails

Systems that fail to meet needs/controls.

How Tess tests it

3 tests — each concludes only on cited evidence.

Requirements & design-review process defined

Design
Procedure
Inspect the process.
Expected
Defined.
Sample
1 (design inspection)
Evidence
Requirements documents, design-review approvals.

Requirements documented & signed off

Operating
Procedure
Sample a project.
Expected
Requirements approved.
Sample
Judgmental, by population (e.g. 10–25)
Evidence
Requirements documents, design-review approvals.

Design (incl. controls/security) reviewed

Operating
Procedure
Inspect the design review.
Expected
Reviewed and approved.
Sample
Judgmental, by population (e.g. 10–25)
Evidence
Requirements documents, design-review approvals.

Evidence Tess looks for

Requirements documents, design-review approvals.

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