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<p>There are two different Change Management Processes that are used within the University environment: Normal and Emergency. More information about the different change processes and FAQs can be found under <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="69ef0282-4ec2-47cc-b477-e7d94e6f1cdb" href="/technology/about-us/managing-technical-changes/change-management-process/normal-change-management-process" title="Normal Change Management Process">normal change management process</a> and <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="8e2c8499-272a-4404-b28e-98fdae109dc9" href="/technology/about-us/managing-technical-changes/change-management-process/emergency-change-management-process" title="Emergency Change Management Process">emergency change management process</a>.</p> <p>Changes should generally take place within one of the two weekly predefined <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="f23ded52-b35e-4b48-92f5-677f58db4622" href="/technology/about-us/managing-technical-changes/maintenance-windows" title="Maintenance Windows">maintenance windows</a>. All changes should be scheduled to take place within these windows to minimise service disruptions for end-users at times of least impact. Special consideration should be given to our <a href="http://naa.edu.sg/">Singapore campus</a> and their hours of operation details at the bottom of their <a href="http://naa.edu.sg/contact-us/">contact us</a> page.</p></div> </div> <div class="o-layout__content-column-full"> <button class="c-accordion__toggle" data-expand-all="true" aria-controls="exceptions-and-special-considerations--2">Expand All</button> <ul class="c-accordion js-accordion" id="exceptions-and-special-considerations--2"> <li class="c-accordion__item" data-accordion-item> <a href="#what-is-a-technology-change" class="c-accordion__title"><h2 class="c-accordion__heading">What is a technology change?</h2></a> <div class="c-accordion__content" data-tab-content id="what-is-a-technology-change"> <div class="o-layout__content-column-full"> <div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="detail-data-content ui-accordion-content ui-helper-reset ui-widget-content ui-corner-bottom ui-accordion-content-active"> <p>A Technology Change is <strong>any change to an IT Service is the process of moving a particular IT system from one defined state to another. It's the addition, modification or removal of a configuration item that could have an effect on IT Services.</strong></p> <p>An example of this would be applying patches to upgrade a system from one version to another, or modifying a system to change its functionality.</p> In these situations, the Change Management Process must be followed to ensure that: <ul class="content-list"><li>The risk exposure is accurately captured and optimised</li> <li>The likelihood of unplanned outages/disruptions to services are mitigated</li> <li>All planned outages/disruptions to users are correctly managed and communicated</li> </ul><p>Please remember that the Change Management Process is not responsible for identifying components affected by change. This is covered under Service Management where we link the systems used to supply the services consumed.</p> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="c-accordion__item" data-accordion-item> <a href="#when-to-use-the-change-process" class="c-accordion__title"><h2 class="c-accordion__heading">When to use the change process</h2></a> <div class="c-accordion__content" data-tab-content id="when-to-use-the-change-process"> <div class="o-layout__content-column-full"> <div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>To understand whether you need to use the Change Management Process, you should consider the following:</p> <ul class="content-list"><li>Are you making a change to production systems or services that can interrupt the provision of a current service to our customers?</li> <li>Are you changing UAT systems that may similarly impact customers or affect other areas within Information Technology and Digital Services who have a vested interest?</li> <li>Are you making changes to production systems or services that will change the current state of these systems or services, even though there is no associated service interruption (eg version upgrades)?</li> </ul><p>Unless you have confidently answered <span><strong>all</strong></span><span><strong> </strong></span>the questions above with a ‘No’, you must follow one of the two Change Management Processes.</p> <p>If you’re still unsure if you need to follow the Change Management Process, make sure to get in contact with your Technology Change Management team.</p> <p>Note: There are also special considerations that you should review, found below.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="c-accordion__item" data-accordion-item> <a href="#exceptions-and-special-considerations" class="c-accordion__title"><h2 class="c-accordion__heading">Exceptions and special considerations</h2></a> <div class="c-accordion__content" data-tab-content id="exceptions-and-special-considerations"> <div class="o-layout__content-column-full"> <div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="detail-data-content ui-accordion-content ui-helper-reset ui-widget-content ui-corner-bottom ui-accordion-content-active"> <h3 id="development-environments">Development environments</h3> <p>In most situations, development systems and environments will not come under change control and a request for change is not required. Changes made will still need to be managed by the responsible group(s).</p> <h3 id="services-transitioning-to-production">Services transitioning to production</h3> <p>Any IT service that is about to transition to production must complete operational support readiness acceptance, through the Production Transition process. This will also involve an RFC record entered into the Change Management Process. 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