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change-request

Prepare a structured request for a system or process change, covering business reasons, affected users, risks, implementation steps, stakeholder communications, required approvals, and a rollback plan that explains how to reverse the change.

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Create a change management request with impact analysis and rollback plan. Use when proposing a system or process change that needs approval, preparing a change record for CAB review, documenting risk and rollback steps before a deployment, or planning stakeholder communications for a rollout.

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Good for

  • Prepare a system change request for approval
  • Document deployment risks and rollback steps
  • Plan stakeholder communications for a rollout
  • Prepare records for a change advisory board review

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/change-request

If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md.

Create a structured change request with impact analysis, risk assessment, and rollback plan.

Usage

/change-request $ARGUMENTS

Change Management Framework

Apply the assess-plan-execute-sustain framework when building the request:

1. Assess

  • What is changing?
  • Who is affected?
  • How significant is the change? (Low / Medium / High)
  • What resistance should we expect?

2. Plan

  • Communication plan (who, what, when, how)
  • Training plan (what skills are needed, how to deliver)
  • Support plan (help desk, champions, FAQs)
  • Timeline with milestones

3. Execute

  • Announce and explain the "why"
  • Train and support
  • Monitor adoption
  • Address resistance

4. Sustain

  • Measure adoption and effectiveness
  • Reinforce new behaviors
  • Address lingering issues
  • Document lessons learned

Communication Principles

  • Explain the why before the what
  • Communicate early and often
  • Use multiple channels
  • Acknowledge what's being lost, not just what's being gained
  • Provide a clear path for questions and concerns

Output

## Change Request: [Title]
**Requester:** [Name] | **Date:** [Date] | **Priority:** [Critical/High/Medium/Low]
**Status:** Draft | Pending Approval | Approved | In Progress | Complete

### Description
[What is changing and why]

### Business Justification
[Why this change is needed — cost savings, compliance, efficiency, risk reduction]

### Impact Analysis
| Area | Impact | Details |
|------|--------|---------|
| Users | [High/Med/Low/None] | [Who is affected and how] |
| Systems | [High/Med/Low/None] | [What systems are affected] |
| Processes | [High/Med/Low/None] | [What workflows change] |
| Cost | [High/Med/Low/None] | [Budget impact] |

### Risk Assessment
| Risk | Likelihood | Impact | Mitigation |
|------|-----------|--------|------------|
| [Risk] | [H/M/L] | [H/M/L] | [How to mitigate] |

### Implementation Plan
| Step | Owner | Timeline | Dependencies |
|------|-------|----------|--------------|
| [Step] | [Person] | [Date] | [What it depends on] |

### Communication Plan
| Audience | Message | Channel | Timing |
|----------|---------|---------|--------|
| [Who] | [What to tell them] | [How] | [When] |

### Rollback Plan
[Step-by-step plan to reverse the change if needed]
- Trigger: [When to roll back]
- Steps: [How to roll back]
- Verification: [How to confirm rollback worked]

### Approvals Required
| Approver | Role | Status |
|----------|------|--------|
| [Name] | [Role] | Pending |

If Connectors Available

If ~~ITSM is connected:

  • Create the change request ticket automatically
  • Pull change advisory board schedule and approval workflows

If ~~project tracker is connected:

  • Link to related implementation tasks and dependencies
  • Track change progress against milestones

If ~~chat is connected:

  • Draft stakeholder notifications for the communication plan
  • Post change updates to the relevant team channels

Tips

  1. Be specific about impact — "Everyone" is not an impact assessment. "200 users in the billing team" is.
  2. Always have a rollback plan — Even if you're confident, plan for failure.
  3. Communicate early — Surprises create resistance. Previews create buy-in.

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