Impact Assessment Management¶
Impact Assessment captures and controls change-impact analysis with traceability reporting and approval lifecycle.
Decision support
This module should answer: what changes, what is affected, and what evidence supports approval.
What You Can Do¶
- Create assessments.
- Add and maintain impact items.
- Submit assessments for review.
- Record approvals.
- Generate traceability reports.
- Lock and unlock assessments as governance requires.
Typical Workflow¶
- Create assessment for a proposed change.
- Add impact items and supporting rationale.
- Review traceability report for affected artifacts.
- Submit assessment for approval.
- Lock approved assessment to prevent uncontrolled edits.
Impact Assessment Lifecycle¶
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A[Create Assessment] --> B[Add Impact Items]
B --> C[Review Traceability Report]
C --> D[Submit for Review]
D --> E[Approve]
E --> F[Lock Assessment] Key Pages¶
- Dashboard and create/detail/update pages.
- Item add, submit, approve actions.
- Traceability report.
- Lock/unlock controls.
Collapsed review guidance
Include references to affected requirements, verification artifacts, and baselines in each approval decision note.
Practical Tips¶
- Use assessment lock after approval to preserve audit integrity.
- Include links to baseline or release decisions in review records.
Governance control
Unlock only when change authority approves rework and ensure the reason is documented.