Projects often require changes mid-stream, and those changes can be difficult to track and manage. Use Wrike’s project request form template to stay on top of required changes in a single location.
Do these challenges seem familiar?
Change requests are made by email or messenger and can get lost or overlooked
There is no single location to prioritize or manage change-related tasks
Managers struggle to execute unplanned changes and balance workloads
Eliminate these obstacles with Wrike’s change request template:
Clearly capture every aspect of the change in a single location
Manage required changes as they happen and share information with your team
Collaboratively determine how to deal with the change to maintain smooth workflow
Why you need this template
Unclear requests
Get an instant understanding of the change request’s details and scope, why the change is being introduced, and how it contributes to project goals.
Poor change management
Track ongoing project alterations in one powerful platform, no matter the request. Wrike’s change request template allows project managers to deal with a number of different changes.
Poor communication
Wrike’s change request template can be easily shared with your team. Provide information on budget, timing, or scope changes and keep your project steadily moving forward.
Wrike’s change request template is simple and easy to use. The template has three simple steps to get you started:
Step 1: Automate change requests
Once you determine the types of change requests you typically receive, automate your intake using Wrike’s simple automated forms that sort requests into folders.
With Wrike’s custom fields, you can prioritize requests by change impact, type, and urgency, clarifying which changes need your attention and when.
Step 2: Monitor change progress
Using the custom workflow in Wrike’s change request template, monitor the progress of each change request as it goes from Active to Completed or Deferred.
Managers will be able to see the status of each change request and work with team members to eliminate roadblocks as necessary.
Step 3: Address emergency changes
Wrike’s change request template also includes a special setting for emergency changes that require immediate attention.
Use the emergency change custom fields to ensure critical updates aren’t lost in a stream of change requests.
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The change request template is used to help teams receive, prioritize, plan, and implement changes to projects that are already in motion.
Any project management team can benefit from the change request template, but IT teams will find it especially useful as an IT change management template.
The change request template gives teams a single location to store and manage change requests so they can calculate change urgency and impact, and prioritize work appropriately.
How to install this template in your account
You can only access this template when you create a new space. You can access the use case templates gallery through the space creation wizard. When you opt to create a new space, the template gallery opens by default.
Click the “+” button in the upper-right corner of your workspace.
Select “Space.”
On the page that opens, hover over the use case you want and click “Preview.” Look for the “IT Change Management” template in the list (use the search bar if needed).
Now, you can see more information about the use case. Click “Select” to create a space.
Yes, there are.
To use this template, you need to have at least the Business plan or up. Check our plans here.
You must have the required permission to create a public space in your account.
If the template contains account-level custom fields, custom item types, workflows, request forms, or automation, you must have the permission required to create those items.
This template is only available when the workspace language is set to English.
Check the prerequisites above. If you don’t match one of the prerequisites, talk to your space admin or your account owner. If you match all the prerequisites and you still can’t see the “IT Change Management“ template, feel free to reach out to the Wrike support team.
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