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ICAICT814A
Develop cloud computing strategies for a business

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: June 2024


This unit applies to senior management, including strategic business analysts and chief information officers who set up a strategy to establish cloud computing services as a key business enabler.

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop a cloud computing strategy for a business.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.



Evidence Required

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The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to:

analyse and document the effectiveness of existing cloud computing deployment and delivery models

research cloud computing options in the marketplace

develop a cloud computing implementation strategy that meets enterprise needs.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to:

workplace of sufficient complexity to enable the required level of analysis to be carried out in relation to current business processes and possible future cloud computing solutions

relevant enterprise strategic documentation, including:

strategic planning documents

financial, ICT infrastructure and relevant enterprise objectives and policies.

Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with special needs.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

direct observation of the candidate carrying out the required work

verbal or written questioning to assess required knowledge and skills

review of cloud implementation strategy prepared by the candidate

review of a portfolio of the work undertaken.

Note: The preferred assessment method is through a workplace project or through a simulated medium to large enterprise workplace.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, where appropriate.

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and suitable to the communication skill level, language, literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed.

Indigenous people and other people from a non-English speaking background may need additional support.

In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

analytical and research skills to determine and document current business processes and cloud service sources

coaching, mentoring and teamwork skills to ensure support of cloud computing strategies as an ongoing initiative

communication, negotiation and personal networking skills to influence the adoption of cloud computing strategies

initiative and enterprise skills to proactively seek out cloud computing opportunities

literacy and numeracy skills to review and present statistical data and business cases

problem-solving and decision-making skills to deal with issues in an acceptable timeframe

project, planning and organisational change-management skills to ensure the success of cloud computing implementation projects

technical skills to apply information technology solutions in support of cloud computing initiatives

Required knowledge

cloud computing concepts, processes and trends

relevant enterprise policies and legislation that affect business operations, specifically privacy legislation

legal, ethical and security issues relating to cloud computing

organisational change-management theory and methods

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Assets may include:

applications

data

functions

processes.

Risk tolerance may include:

compliance and audit with both internal and external policies

disaster recovery and traditional security requirements

governance and enterprise risk management incorporating such aspects as agreement breaches and data protection

physical country location

responsibility for data confidentiality, integrity and availability

service level agreements to protect sensitive data.

Deployment models may include:

community cloud

hybrid cloud

private cloud

public cloud.

Delivery model may include:

infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

platform as a service (PaaS)

software as a service (SaaS).

Security risks may include:

anti-virus measures

application security

encryption implementation

ICT systems security

network firewalls

physical access control

physical location of cloud servers, plant security.

Cloud service metrics may include:

measures of access speed

measures of quality, e.g. feedback rating on usefulness

measures of usage.

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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
. Review business assets and identify the most appropriate for possible cloud deployment 
. Evaluate each asset’s risk tolerance to the business for possible cloud deployment 
. Map each asset to potential cloud deployment models 
. Review and select most relevant delivery model for each asset 
. Document security risks to the business of using the identified deployment and delivery models 
. Develop a cloud implementation plan incorporating the most appropriate deployment and delivery models in line with enterprise requirements 
. Develop costings for the technology requirements of the implementation proposal 
. Develop processes for the periodic review of the cloud service metrics 3associated with implementation proposal 

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