ITIL ITIL Definition: Change Advisory Board / Emergency Committee

Change Advisory Board / Emergency Committee (CAB/EC) (ITILv3): Synonym for Emergency Change Advisory Board (ECAB).

Change Advisory Board / Emergency Committee (CAB/EC) (ITILv2): An emergency meeting of the CAB, usually with a reduced number of members, to consider urgent, high impact Changes. Its membership, which may change from occasion to occasion, therefore needs to represent the knowledge and authority required in these exceptional circumstances. In practice, members may make their decisions without a physical meeting.