Change Request

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Create a change management request with impact analysis and rollback plan. Use when proposing a system or process change that needs approval, preparing a change record for CAB review, documenting risk and rollback steps before a deployment, or planning stakeholder communications for a rollout.

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Generates a structured change management request with impact analysis, risk assessment, and rollback plan.

What it does
This skill produces a structured change request document following an assess-plan-execute-sustain framework. It fills in sections for description, business justification, impact analysis, risk assessment, implementation plan, communication plan, rollback plan, and required approvals. It also offers optional connector actions such as creating an ITSM ticket, linking project tracker tasks, and drafting stakeholder notifications.
When to use it
Use it when proposing a system or process change that needs approval, preparing a change record for CAB review, documenting risk and rollback steps before a deployment, or planning stakeholder communications for a rollout.
Requirements
Instructions only; no scripts are shipped. Optional connectors (ITSM, project tracker, chat) can extend it, but none are required.

/change-request

If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md.

Create a structured change request with impact analysis, risk assessment, and rollback plan.

Usage

/change-request $ARGUMENTS

Change Management Framework

Apply the assess-plan-execute-sustain framework when building the request:

1. Assess

  • What is changing?
  • Who is affected?
  • How significant is the change? (Low / Medium / High)
  • What resistance should we expect?

2. Plan

  • Communication plan (who, what, when, how)
  • Training plan (what skills are needed, how to deliver)
  • Support plan (help desk, champions, FAQs)
  • Timeline with milestones

3. Execute

  • Announce and explain the "why"
  • Train and support
  • Monitor adoption
  • Address resistance

4. Sustain

  • Measure adoption and effectiveness
  • Reinforce new behaviors
  • Address lingering issues
  • Document lessons learned

Communication Principles

  • Explain the why before the what
  • Communicate early and often
  • Use multiple channels
  • Acknowledge what's being lost, not just what's being gained
  • Provide a clear path for questions and concerns

Output

markdown
## Change Request: [Title]**Requester:** [Name] | **Date:** [Date] | **Priority:** [Critical/High/Medium/Low]**Status:** Draft | Pending Approval | Approved | In Progress | Complete
### Description[What is changing and why]
### Business Justification[Why this change is needed — cost savings, compliance, efficiency, risk reduction]
### Impact Analysis| Area | Impact | Details ||------|--------|---------|| Users | [High/Med/Low/None] | [Who is affected and how] || Systems | [High/Med/Low/None] | [What systems are affected] || Processes | [High/Med/Low/None] | [What workflows change] || Cost | [High/Med/Low/None] | [Budget impact] |
### Risk Assessment| Risk | Likelihood | Impact | Mitigation ||------|-----------|--------|------------|| [Risk] | [H/M/L] | [H/M/L] | [How to mitigate] |
### Implementation Plan| Step | Owner | Timeline | Dependencies ||------|-------|----------|--------------|| [Step] | [Person] | [Date] | [What it depends on] |
### Communication Plan| Audience | Message | Channel | Timing ||----------|---------|---------|--------|| [Who] | [What to tell them] | [How] | [When] |
### Rollback Plan[Step-by-step plan to reverse the change if needed]- Trigger: [When to roll back]- Steps: [How to roll back]- Verification: [How to confirm rollback worked]
### Approvals Required| Approver | Role | Status ||----------|------|--------|| [Name] | [Role] | Pending |

If Connectors Available

If ~~ITSM is connected:

  • Create the change request ticket automatically
  • Pull change advisory board schedule and approval workflows

If ~~project tracker is connected:

  • Link to related implementation tasks and dependencies
  • Track change progress against milestones

If ~~chat is connected:

  • Draft stakeholder notifications for the communication plan
  • Post change updates to the relevant team channels

Tips

  1. Be specific about impact — "Everyone" is not an impact assessment. "200 users in the billing team" is.
  2. Always have a rollback plan — Even if you're confident, plan for failure.
  3. Communicate early — Surprises create resistance. Previews create buy-in.

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