Request for Change (RFC)

A type of change. A request for a change to any Configuration Item (CI) within an infrastructure or to procedures and items associated with the infrastructure. An RFC includes details of the proposed Change, and may be recorded on paper or electronically. The term RFC is sometimes mistaken to mean a Change Record, or the Change itself. An RFC is only the detailed request for the change, not the actual change.

Related terms

Change
Change Management
Configuration Item (CI)