Change request status updates are an output of which process?

The Perform Integrated Change Control process is responsible for reviewing all change requests, evaluating their impact, and then approving, rejecting, or deferring them. A primary output of this decision-making process is the updated status of these change requests. This status is formally recorded in the change log, which is a project document updated as part of this process. This ensures that the disposition of all change requests is communicated to relevant stakeholders.

1. Project Management Institute. (2017). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th ed.). Project Management Institute. Section 4.6, Perform Integrated Change Control, p. 113.

2. Project Management Institute. (2017). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th ed.). Project Management Institute. Section 4.6.3.2, Change Log, p. 120. The text states, "The status of all change requests...are recorded in the change log."

3. Vargas, R. V. (2019). Practical Guide to the PMBOK® Guide (6th ed.). CRC Press. This academic text, which analyzes the PMBOK, confirms that the change log, which contains the status of change requests, is an output of the Perform Integrated Change Control process. (Chapter 4, Integration Management).