Engineering Change Management


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Everyone sees it differently


Three steps:
  • Draw a line through the old information and write in the new information. Date and sign.
  • Record the effective date for the change in the change book.
  • On the effective date remove the old documents from Production and replace them with the modified documents.


Four steps:
  • Clarify the problem and the proposed change
  • Search for solutions
  • Select the best solution
  • Implement the change


Five steps:
  • Establish ECO
  • Analyze ECO
  • Approve / Release ECO
  • Execute ECO
  • Track ECO


Seven steps:
  • Review change, and establish its impact on data
  • Estimate the project and financial implications
  • Approve execution of change
  • Change data at the highest level, progressively increasing the level of detail
  • Identify all affected released documents and transmitted data files that require modification
  • Schedule and perform the change to all derived data
  • Release the changes


Nine steps:
  • Prepare Change Proposal
  • Approve Change Proposal
  • Authorize Impact Analysis
  • Prepare Impact Analysis
  • Authorize Change Order
  • Prepare Change Order
  • Perform Signoffs
  • Approve Change Order
  • Notify Change Order


Nineteen steps:
  • Fill in the ECR form
  • Send the ECR to the Technical Services Department
  • Assign a number to the ECR
  • Send the ECR to the appropriate department
  • Review problem, identify causes, evaluate solutions, propose effective date
  • Send ECR to the Technical Documentation Group
  • Ensure that the latest revision of all documentation is available
  • Make an ECR package
  • Send a copy of the ECR package to each Engineering Change Board (ECB) Member
  • Review the proposed change and investigate impact
  • Schedule an ECB Meeting
  • Review all aspects of the ECR
  • Agree effective date
  • Sign the ECR
  • Send the ECO to the Technical Documentation Group
  • Update documentation
  • Make copies
  • Distribute copies
  • File ECO







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