Change Management (CHM)

The Change Management module deals with the fundamental concept of change. This module controls the processes of product changes. Change, particularly in industry, is a constant and critical factor. Effectively, in the real time scenario, the frequent upgrade and customization of products--due to quality improvements, cost reductions, manufacturing innovations, and customer satisfaction issues--requires an accurate and foolproof method to manage the change implementation process.

Change Management Objective

The Change Management module provides the flexibility to create a change process to optimize an organizations' Enterprise Resource Planning system.

Change Process

This module enables you to process information related to the changes in the form of approval or rejection of the change by a responsible person and by the actual execution of change process to handle the changes .

The change process consists of the following steps:

  • Request a change

    The change request enables an authorized user to register an object for a change. The change is accepted or rejected by an authorized user. If accepted, the object is linked to a change.

  • Register a change

    The change is a permanent identifier that groups all similar change requests and enables the user to track the managed object through the Change Management lifecycle.

  • Configure a change

    The change proposal enables the user to link affected ERP objects, set effectivity dates in the form of a change order, attach task groups with tasks, and link to reference documents.

  • Review by Change Committee

    The change proposal can be submitted for review, by the reviewers of the change committee. The reviewers provide their recommendations and the final decision lies with the chairperson of the committee.

  • Accept a change

    After studying all the recommendations, the chairperson of the committee can approve or reject the proposal of a change.

  • Implement a change

    The change order execution function enables the user to run the task and the changes are finally implemented.