Standard changes are low-risk, often repeated, and pre-approved. They are performed frequently and follow a documented and approved process. A standard exchange is a license to operate. It's not about giving permission to change anything, at any time.
More importantly, what one organization considers a standard change may not be for another because of its context and risk tolerance. Therefore, all of the examples of regulatory changes listed here assume that they are supported by a standard operating procedure (SOP), as explained in the section What is the content of a standard change? More policy changes can be identified using the approach detailed in How to Identify Policy Changes. These standard changes can be ideal for automation, as they allow teams to focus on normal and emergency changes. First, let's review the definition of a standard change to provide context before listing examples of standard changes.
As your organization learns more about past incidents and about certain systems and incorporates other relevant data, it should be possible to designate a larger proportion of changes as standard and approve them beforehand.
