> ## Documentation Index
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# Change impacts overview

> Identify, assess, and track change impacts across your organization

Change impacts are specific effects that changes will have on your organization, processes, or people. Leap Change helps you systematically identify, assess, and manage these impacts.

## What is a change impact?

A change impact describes:

* **What** is changing (current state → future state)
* **Who** is affected (stakeholders, departments, roles)
* **How severe** the impact is (High, Medium, Low)
* **What actions** are needed to address it (mitigation plan)

## Impact lifecycle

Change impacts move through these stages:

| Status          | Description                        |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| **Backlog**     | Identified but not yet prioritized |
| **Todo**        | Ready to be worked on              |
| **In Progress** | Actively being addressed           |
| **In Review**   | Mitigation being validated         |
| **Done**        | Successfully addressed             |
| **Canceled**    | No longer relevant                 |
| **Duplicate**   | Merged with another impact         |

## Impact properties

Each change impact includes:

### Core fields

* **Title** - Brief description of the impact
* **Description** - Detailed explanation
* **Current state** - How things work today
* **Future state** - How things will work after the change

### Classification

* **Category** - Type of impact (Process, Technology, Skills, etc.)
* **Severity** - High, Medium, or Low
* **Influence level** - How much stakeholders can affect the outcome
* **Readiness level** - Current preparedness to handle the change

### Relationships

* **Project** - Associated change initiative
* **Affected stakeholders** - People impacted
* **Unique ID** - Auto-generated identifier (e.g., CHG-2026-00001)

## Managing impacts

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  <Card title="Creating impacts" icon="plus" href="/change-impacts/creating-impacts">
    Add impacts manually or via AI
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  <Card title="Mitigation planning" icon="clipboard-check" href="/change-impacts/mitigation">
    Plan and track mitigation actions
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  <Card title="AI extraction" icon="sparkles" href="/change-impacts/ai-extraction">
    Extract impacts from transcripts
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  <Card title="Impact reports" icon="chart-bar" href="/reports/impact-report">
    Analyze impact data
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