Once our project starts, there will inevitably be a need to change things. The stakeholders might want additional features, requirements were misstated or overlooked, and so on$.$ Whatever the reason, there will be a need to make changes to what the project planned to deliver. The Change Management Plan lays out the rules and process for introducing changes to the project. Remember, changes to the project change its scope and will have an impact on its schedule and costs. How are you going to control changes and negotiate changes to schedule and budget?