GRSC Change Request Form

Change Request FormGas Releases

Gas Releases - Change Request Form (CRF)

This is the form to be used when requesting changes that will likely impact the scope of committed projects endorsed by the Gas Releases Steering Committee (GRSC). The person or forum requesting the change is required to complete the non-shaded components of the Request Detail panel before passing the form to the respective project manager for completion.

Tracking Information

CR Number:

/ Project – incremental number /

Creation Date:

/ Date raised

QC Number

/ Enter the Quality Centre defect id

Requestor:

/ Person or forum requesting the change

Change Priority:

/ High (can’t operate without it); Medium (work around exists); Low (enhancement)

Request Detail

Person or forum requesting the change is to complete non-shaded components of this section

Market:

/ Retail, STTM, Wholesale /

Jurisdiction:

/ Enter appropriate state/s

Short Description:

/ Short Description of Requested Change
Problem Statement: / Define the problem / opportunity and who is impacted, with enough context to establish why the change is important. This should be measurable and observable.
Considerations: / Define what form the resolution can take as well as the scope and limitations (in time, money, resources, technologies) that can be used to solve the problem.
Who is impacted: / Which group of participants are impacted by the change and approximately how many

Target date

Provide target date if required (eg outcome of rule change)

Risk (if any):

Existing mitigated risk:Quantify ($) as best as possible, the total cost of a viable worst case scenario occurring now and the likely frequency of occurrence.

Future mitigated risk: Quantify ($) as best as possible, the total cost of a viable worst case scenario occurring and its likelihood once the change is implemented.

Risk mitigated: Add a brief explanation if a Future mitigated risk was entered above (e.g. change reduces likelihood of 2 market price errors = approx $1m x 2 = $2m p.a.)

Value (if any):

Total costs: Quantify ($) the total cost (business and IT) to all stakeholders to implement the change. Note, enter an initial estimate then update upon impact assessment completion (below).

Total benefit (p.a.): Quantify ($) the total benefits (business and IT) that all stakeholders expect to realise per annum.

Value added: Add a brief explanation if a Total benefit was entered above (e.g. the change will save 1 FTE day per month for 5 MP’s = $1000 x 12 x 5 = $60,000 p.a.)

Net Value:

Effort to Assess

Estimated Assessment Time:

/ Include an estimate of the time required to perform the impact assessmentincluding any impact on the project schedule or other activities (if any).

Estimated Assessment Cost:

/ Include an estimate of the cost to perform the impact assessment (if any).

Agreement to Proceed:

/ GRSC to complete /

Date:

/ dd/mm/yyyy

Impact Assessment

Work plan Impact:

/ Describe the impact of the proposed change on the project schedule, effort and resources (if any). Also consider the impact of this change on other committed projects within the GRSC program of work.

Deliverable Impact:

/ Describe the impact of the proposed change on project outcomes – including business processes, systems functionality and technology, for both AEMO and stakeholders (if any).

Risk Impact:

/ Describe the impact of the proposed change on project riskfor both AEMO and stakeholders (if any).

Cost Impact:

/ Describe the impact on project budget with appropriate breakdown of detailfor both AEMO and stakeholders (if any).

Cost Summary:

/ $

GRSC Decision:

/ (Approve / Reject / Defer) /

Date:

/ dd/mm/yyyy

GRSC Conditions

/ GRSC to enter conditions that apply (if any).

Implementation

Implemented:

Released:

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