Change Control Board (CCB)

Change Control Board (CCB) is the cross-functional decision body that reviews engineering change requests, evaluates impact, and authorizes (or rejects) changes to released configuration baselines. It is the human governance layer on top of the ECR/ECO/ECN data objects, sometimes called Change Review Board (CRB) or Engineering Review Board (ERB).

What it covers

• Membership spanning engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, regulatory, and program management.
• Decision authority — approve, defer, escalate, or reject ECRs and ECOs.
• Risk- and value-based review — small low-risk changes pre-approved; safety- or regulatory-impact changes always heard.
• Governance over emergency changes and deviation requests.
• Configuration management discipline per ISO 10007, 21 CFR 820.30, AS9100, and IATF 16949.

Relationships (see sidebar)

• Conforms to ISO 10007 configuration-management guidelines.
• Supports Change Management (ECO/ECN), Configuration Management, and Quality Management.
• Operates on ECRs, ECOs, and ECNs in the change discipline.