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Change advisory board

A body that assesses proposed changes to live systems for risk and readiness.

Plain English

The group that reviews and approves changes to production systems before they are released.

If you’re new here

If your change touches anything live, it goes here first. Turning up without a rollback plan is the fastest way to be sent away.

What they probably mean

You are not touching production until this room says so.

Interpretation offered as humour, not authoritative guidance.

Seen in the wild

The change was approved at CAB for the Saturday window.

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Bureaucracy level

Moderate · 3/5

How much government-speak this phrase carries. Playful indicator, not a judgement of anyone using it.

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