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BSBXBD501
Develop big data strategy

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop a big data strategy that reflects the needs and capabilities of an organisation and supports its business goals. It involves applying business processes and information relating to policy issues and new and emerging technologies during strategy development.

It applies to those who work in a broad range of industries and job roles who lead strategic approaches to big data analysis.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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Evidence Required

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The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

develop one big data strategy for a work area.

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

legislative requirements relating to big data strategy, including data protection and privacy laws and regulations

organisational processes, policies, procedures and protocols to develop big data strategy, including for:

creating inventory of big data assets

seeking and integrating feedback on draft strategy

distributing and storing final version of big data strategy

organisational requirements to be reflected in big data strategy:

key factors set out in business case

potential infrastructure changes required for strategy implementation

training requirements associated with big data strategy

financial impact of big data strategy

key components of big data strategies, including requirement to ensure:

balance between availability and confidentiality of big data

support for a highly available big data management system with fault-tolerant failover services

factors to be reflected in big data strategies, including:

big data policy issues relating to security, intellectual property, governance and privacy

new and emerging technologies and platforms of relevance to strategies.

Skills must be assessed in a workplace or simulated environment where conditions are typical of a work environment that uses big data.

Access is required to:

information and data sources to inform development of big data strategy, including business strategy documents

information and telecommunications equipment required to develop big data strategy

industry standards, organisational procedures, and legislative requirements required to demonstrate the performance evidence.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

develop one big data strategy for a work area.

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

legislative requirements relating to big data strategy, including data protection and privacy laws and regulations

organisational processes, policies, procedures and protocols to develop big data strategy, including for:

creating inventory of big data assets

seeking and integrating feedback on draft strategy

distributing and storing final version of big data strategy

organisational requirements to be reflected in big data strategy:

key factors set out in business case

potential infrastructure changes required for strategy implementation

training requirements associated with big data strategy

financial impact of big data strategy

key components of big data strategies, including requirement to ensure:

balance between availability and confidentiality of big data

support for a highly available big data management system with fault-tolerant failover services

factors to be reflected in big data strategies, including:

big data policy issues relating to security, intellectual property, governance and privacy

new and emerging technologies and platforms of relevance to strategies.

Skills must be assessed in a workplace or simulated environment where conditions are typical of a work environment that uses big data.

Access is required to:

information and data sources to inform development of big data strategy, including business strategy documents

information and telecommunications equipment required to develop big data strategy

industry standards, organisational procedures, and legislative requirements required to demonstrate the performance evidence.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Confirm organisational support for incorporating big data into overall business strategy 
Form multi-disciplinary team to steer development of big data strategy 
Identify and prioritise business needs that require big data solutions 
Map available data sources to identified business needs 
Determine financial value of applying big data solutions 
Conduct trial using big data to solve prioritised business needs 
Compare proof-of-concept big data results to existing organisational data 
Identify risks and benefits of scale-up of big data solution across the organisation 
Document benefits and risks related to big data strategy 
Scope big data strategy based on relevant policy issues and new and emerging technologies and platforms 
Draft big data strategy and its governance requirements in line with organisational requirements 
Seek and integrate feedback on draft strategy from key stakeholders 
Finalise draft strategy and distribute to required personnel 
Draft big data road map that incorporates big data policy issues 
Seek and integrate feedback on draft road map according to organisational policies and procedures 
Distribute and store final version big data strategy according to organisational policies and procedures 

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