ID.RA-07 focuses on managing changes to systems or processes and exceptions to policies, assessing their risk impacts, and documenting them for oversight. This includes formal procedures for reviewing proposed changes, evaluating risks, and planning rollbacks if needed. Tracking ensures that accepted risks or exceptions are revisited over time.

This subcategory prevents unintended vulnerabilities by ensuring changes and exceptions are deliberate and risk-informed, reducing disruption. It maintains a record of decisions, supporting audits and accountability. ID.RA-07 integrates risk management into operational flexibility.