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Regarding making changes to software, please review three generic approaches to change management listed below.

Please discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Which approach would you use? Why?

- Any and all changes made to the code base must be approved by a change control board prior to implementation.
- Significant changes made to the code base must be approved by the change control board prior to implementation. The developer may use his/her discretion to correct minor defects.
- Individual developers are empowered with the ability to determine which defects are fixed.

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Reference making changes to software please review three generic approaches to change management are listed below. Please discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Which approach would you use? Why?

Change Control Management Process in software development is a formal process used to ensure that changes to the codes are introduced in a controlled and coordinated manner. The purpose is to ensure that the negative impact of changes to a company's Information Technology system is minimized by using a standardized process of governance. Now let's discuss the advantages and disadvantages of three different approaches

1. Any and all changes made to the code base must be approved by a change control board prior ...

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