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ChangeManagement

Formal process for approving/rolling out production changes — change advisory boards, freeze windows.

Why we need this / what value this brings

Uncoordinated production changes are a common cause of avoidable incidents, especially around freezes/releases.

When to use this

Once there's more than one person deploying, or a coordinated release (like a merge freeze) needs to be respected.

How to use or implement this

A simple shared calendar/doc noting freeze windows and who's deploying is enough before a formal CAB process is justified.

Research questions

  • Purely enterprise-scale for now, but the 'merge freeze' pattern already showed up once (see project memory) — worth knowing the formal version.

Empty folder — drop notes, links, and findings here as you research.

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