ALM - Impact & Resource Assessment Sub WF Subworkflow

The ALM - Impact & Resource Assessment Sub WF subworkflow provides a modular process for assessing change impact and planning resource usage. Figure 3-7 shows the ALM - Impact & Resource Assessment Sub WF subworkflow. Table 3-5 lists the important steps in the subworkflow and the user roles associated with those steps.

Figure 3-7. ALM - Impact & Resource Assessment Sub WF subworkflow

Table 3-5. ALM - Impact & Resource Assessment Sub WF subworkflow steps
Step	User Security	Description
1. Resource Assessment	ALM - Change Manager	User estimates time and cost of resources.
2. Select CIs	ALM - Change Manager	User manually selects an initial set of configuration items (CIs) for the change.
3. Impact Assessment	ALM - Change Manager	User approves having Universal CMDB generate the Impact Analysis report, which adds CIs to the CI list based on predefined rules in Universal CMDB. User then evaluates the Impact Analysis report and creates an impact assessment report with recommendations.
4. Review Impact Analysis	ALM - Change Manager	User reviews the request, the list of selected CIs, and the Impact Analysis and impact assessment reports. The user can approve the change based on the impact reports, or return to the Select CIs step to select a different initial set of CIs.