What is Change Management?
In this glossary, Change Management refers to: The systematic process of planning, approving, implementing, and reviewing changes to infrastructure or applications in order to minimize risk and ensure traceability.
How is Change Management used in IT and DevOps?
In IT and DevOps communication, this term appears in contexts such as: "Change management processes require all infrastructure updates to be logged, reviewed, and approved before production deployment."
Why does Change Management matter in IT and DevOps?
Change Management matters because it supports clear communication in Infrastructure as Code contexts for DevOps Engineers, SREs, and Platform Engineers. It also connects to aviation training and exam language such as AWS Certification, Azure Certification, ITIL v4, and CKA/CKAD.
Who uses Change Management?
Change Management is mainly used by DevOps Engineers, SREs, and Platform Engineers.
What category does Change Management belong to?
In this glossary, Change Management is grouped under Infrastructure as Code. Related pages in this category explain adjacent procedures, commands and operational concepts.
Where does this definition come from?
This definition is sourced from ITIL v4, AWS Well-Architected Framework, Kubernetes Documentation, CNCF and published by Protermify IT/DevOps as a static IT and DevOps reference page.
