Common use of Change Evaluation Clause in Contracts

Change Evaluation. The Project Team considers the following to assist the Approval Authority in evaluating the request: • Technical Impact. Define the technical design changes that must be carried out to implement the change request. Identify all WBS elements and work packages affected by the change. If additional resources are required or if resources must be shifted, the impact on the existing work package implementation must be shown. • Budget Impact. Identify and analyze projected financial consequences of making the requested change. Estimate cost differentials as precisely as possible. Include an assessment of the impact on the Project financials, including costs in the categories of labor, material, subcontracting, and overhead and other load factors. • Schedule Impact. Identify projected timing consequences of making the requested change. • Estimate the effect on the critical path and attainment of deliverables and major milestones. Include a assessment of short-term consequences versus impact on longer-term Project completion. This assessment should also identify impacts to any Project dependencies. • Performance Impact. Identify projected customer satisfaction consequences of making the requested change. Estimate the effect on attaining technical and administrative requirements. • Project Specifications. Include an assessment of trade-off between breadth and depth on Project Scope. • Contractual Impact. Identify which clauses in the contract are affected by the change, and submit proposed contract modification text for discussion. If subcontractor contracts are affected, describe the changes that must be made and the consequences of those changes.