The Griffin Academy board approved a major change to the method for tuition calculation that will require a system change. A board member calls Julia, a developer in the IT department at Griffin, and requests that she make the change and implement the change immediately. If Jane does as she is told by the board member and does not put the change through the change management process, what kind of risk potential exists for Griffin?
A) The change could contain code that miscalculates tuition and costs the company money.
B) The change could contain code that opens Griffin up for the potential for fraud.
C) The change could contain code that opens student data for inappropriate access.
D) All of these risk statements are correct and avoidable using a change management process.

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All of these risks are valid concerns when bypassing a change management process. Implementing changes without thorough review, testing, and documentation can lead to errors in calculation, security vulnerabilities, and data breaches, all of which are mentioned in the options. A change management process is designed to mitigate these risks by ensuring that changes are properly vetted and implemented.

The Griffin Academy Board Approved a Major Change to the Method