CAIQ v4 Control APP-05 Extractive Review Standard

How to answer 'Describe your change management and deployment authorization process' on a CAIQ

Reviewer Guidance & Pitfalls

Detail the lifecycle: ticket tracking, automated test suites in staging, documented rollback plans, and automated deployment pipelines.

Example Answer Passing Enterprise Audit

Compliant Response Template
All changes require a linked issue tracker ticket, automated passing test suites in staging, and peer sign-off. Deployments are executed via automated pipelines with instant one-click rollback capabilities (SOC 2, CC8.1).

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