Once it is determined that the change is an Emergency Change, Change Manager must obtain approval as early as possible. In
an emergency situation, there may not be time enough to assemble a full CAB. So it is necessary to identify a group of
individuals with authority to make emergency decisions. This group can be referred to as Emergency Change Advisory Board
(ECAB).
Owing to high urgency of Emergency Changes, it may not be possible to perform a detailed assessment of the change.
Therefore minimal and most needed aspects of the Emergency Changes must be assessed (example: risk assessment and impact
analysis). This information should then be passed on to ECAB to provide the approval.
The ECAB members are responsible for reviewing the change and making the appropriate decision in the same way as the full
CAB would. Approved Emergency Changes can be taken forward for implementation.In case of rejection or deferral, Change
Requester should be notified.
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