Change management is the process of developing a planned approach to change with the objective to maximize the collective efforts of all people involved in the change and minimize the risk of failure in implementing the change.

Proper change management in industrial facilities and processes is critical to safety and plant reliability, since complex processes can be very sensitive to even small changes. Industrial change management typically requires a thorough review of a proposed change by a multi-disciplinary team to minimize the chances of missing a hazard.

To properly review and execute change management activities that can impact industrial automation, it is critical that underlying system configurations and peer-to-peer interactions are accurately documented and made easily accessible to plant personnel. It is also important that change audit trails are available to meet the requirements of internal and external investigators as mandated by various laws, regulations and international quality standards.

Honeywell’s change management products are intended to support industrial customers by providing comprehensive system documentation and up-to-date change auditing information across complex automation platforms in support of automation maintenance and change management activities.