Change management covers a wide range of things depending on which industry you are in. Engineering change requests, IT system updates, process updates, marketing workflow changes, organisational restructuring. The context varies, but the way it works in Wrike tends to follow the same pattern.
Change management in Wrike works best when every change enters through a defined intake point, almost always a request form. Wrike forms let your team gather the information needed at first contact, rather than relying on emails that may or may not include what is needed to assess and assign the request. The form captures the information upfront. The team reviews it with everything they need already there.
Once a change request is approved, the most effective setups use blueprints to structure the execution work. Blueprints are the backbone of every project that enters Wrike, keeping the project scope consistent. A RAID folder within each project captures all scope changes that arise during execution, providing a historical log and supporting change tracking throughout the project.
Reviewing and improving after changes
Automatic updates keep all workflow participants informed when changes occur. After a project closes, the team reviews where inefficiencies appeared so they can correct them for future projects.