The change owner

The change owner is the person assigned to essentially arrange and then make the approved changes to the system. The change owner is consulted about the following:

• The change management process and the feasibility of the proposed changes,
• The suggested after effects of each of the proposed changes,
• Whether or not the change request should be accepted or denied,
• The scheduling of the change,
• Adding to it, manager has the liability for preparing and then executing the approved changes.

Hence, the change owner should be picked by the change manager early in the  process,  so  that  he  or  she  can  work  with  the  change  initiator  or requester as well as the change advisors who will review the change.