3.3.5 Change Request - Implementation
Change Requests are allocated to a single user as the Change Request Owner and are then responsible for implementation stage including the raising of actions and final close out.
The Change Request Owner is informed of a Change Request requiring Implementation by Email notification and in their My Tasks.
3.3.5.1 Implementation of a Change Request
- The Implementation can be commenced by either of the following:
- Option 1: From My Tasks
- Click My Tasks
- Click the relevant Change Request Number on the My Tasks Screen (the Status shows which Tasks are Implementation) and the Change Request will be opened
- Option 2: From Change Request Register Screen
- Click the relevant Change Request Number and the Change Request will be opened
- The Change Request is opened showing the workflow status at the Implementation stage
- If after reviewing the Change Request you feel that you are not the correct Owner then the Change Request can be Re-Assigned to another Owner (you must be an AgilityBMS System Administrator with Override and Management of Change Module privileges)
- Select Re-assign Owner button and the Re-Assign Owner window opens
- Select from the drop down list against New and select another Owner
- Click Save; your tasks for the Change Request will be removed and the Owner allocated the task and email
- The Change Request can be edited (any fields apart from: Number, Status, Date Raised, Raised By, Raised as Role)
- Upon completion of editing the Change Request press Save
- Where Change Request Actions are required then click the Raise Action button (refer to Section 3.4.1 for details of how to Raise a Change Request Action)
- The Actions Workflow Summary shows the number of Change Request Actions at each workflow stage (as shown above)
3.3.5.2 Implementation Close Out of a Change Request
- Click Send to Close Out button and Send to Close Out window is opened
- Add comments: the comments field enables simple formatting functionality including: Bold; Italic; Underline; Justify (Left, Centre, Right, Full); Bullet Points; Numbered Lists; Indent
- Where Additional Approvers are required then these can be defined (note the Change Request Owner cannot close out a Change Request until all Additional Approvers have agreed on the close out)
- Click Add to choose the Additional Approvers
- The Add Additional Approvers Window is opened
- Select the required Persons
- Filtering Options can be applied to multiple columns if required.
- Select the required column and click the filter button
- Select required parameters from the filtering options available
- Click the Filter button
- Filtered results will be displayed.
- Once your selection have been made click Add Selected Agility Items
- Define the Review Date (the default is based on the Task Settings defined in the MOC Module Admin Settings) – Note the Review Date cannot be after the Target Close Out for the Change Request
- Define the setting for Issue Reminder
- Define the settings for Repeat Reminders
- Click OK
- The Change Request will move to the Awaiting Close Out stage and the Additional Approvers will be allocated a Task and Emailed a notification.