<s>
Change	B-Application
management	I-Application
is	O
an	O
IT	O
service	O
management	O
discipline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
change	B-Application
management	I-Application
in	O
this	O
context	O
is	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
standardized	O
methods	O
and	O
procedures	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
efficient	O
and	O
prompt	O
handling	O
of	O
all	O
changes	O
to	O
control	O
IT	B-Application
infrastructure	I-Application
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
minimize	O
the	O
number	O
and	O
impact	O
of	O
any	O
related	O
incidents	O
upon	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
in	O
the	O
IT	B-Application
infrastructure	I-Application
may	O
arise	O
reactively	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
problems	O
or	O
externally	O
imposed	O
requirements	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Change	B-Application
management	I-Application
can	O
ensure	O
standardized	O
methods	O
,	O
processes	O
and	O
procedures	O
which	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
all	O
changes	O
,	O
facilitate	O
efficient	O
and	O
prompt	O
handling	O
of	O
all	O
changes	O
,	O
and	O
maintain	O
the	O
proper	O
balance	O
between	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
change	O
and	O
the	O
potential	O
detrimental	O
impact	O
of	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Change	B-Application
management	I-Application
within	O
ITSM	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
software	B-General_Concept
engineering	I-General_Concept
or	O
project	O
management	O
)	O
is	O
often	O
associated	O
with	O
ITIL	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
origins	O
of	O
change	O
as	O
an	O
IT	O
management	O
process	O
predate	O
ITIL	O
considerably	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
IBM	O
publication	O
A	O
Management	O
System	O
for	O
the	O
Information	O
Business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Schiesser	O
in	O
IT	O
Systems	O
Management	O
defines	O
Change	B-Application
Management	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
process	O
to	O
control	O
and	O
coordinate	O
all	O
changes	O
to	O
an	O
IT	O
production	O
environment.	O
"	O
</s>
