ITIL-FOUNDATION · Question #61
Which statement about the emergency change advisory board (ECAB) is CORRECT?
The correct answer is C. The ECAB will be used for emergency changes where there may not be time to call a full CAB. The ECAB exists as a scaled-down, rapidly convened subset of the CAB to authorize emergency changes when time constraints prevent a full CAB meeting.
Question
Which statement about the emergency change advisory board (ECAB) is CORRECT?
Options
- AThe ECAB considers every high priority request for change (RFC)
- BAmongst the duties of the ECAB is the review of completed emergency changes
- CThe ECAB will be used for emergency changes where there may not be time to call a full CAB
- DThe ECAB will be chaired by the IT Director
How the community answered
(59 responses)- A3% (2)
- B2% (1)
- C88% (52)
- D7% (4)
Why each option
The ECAB exists as a scaled-down, rapidly convened subset of the CAB to authorize emergency changes when time constraints prevent a full CAB meeting.
The ECAB is specifically reserved for emergency changes, not every high-priority RFC - high priority RFCs that are not emergencies still go through the standard CAB process.
Reviewing completed emergency changes is a post-implementation responsibility of the full CAB, not the ECAB, which only handles authorization before implementation.
ITIL defines the Emergency Change Advisory Board as a smaller group that can be convened quickly to assess and authorize emergency changes. Its core purpose is to provide governance for urgent changes when the full CAB cannot be assembled in time, balancing speed with risk oversight.
ITIL does not prescribe the IT Director as chair of the ECAB - the Change Manager typically chairs both the CAB and ECAB.
Concept tested: ECAB purpose and role in emergency change management
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