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ICTTEN7228A
Manage project requirements and process implementations

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Issue Date: May 2024


Network engineering staff or senior technical officers with project management roles and authority to direct the activities of implementation staff apply the skills and knowledge in this unit.

This unit is relevant when providing customers with products and services in new and emerging technologies.

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to analyse forecast data, develop specifications and resource requirements and plan implementation of the process solution for products and services.

No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement but users should confirm requirements with the relevant federal, state or territory authority.

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

Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.




Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

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:

manage forecast service demand requirements

manage network development growth requirements

manage project resources requirements

develop process solutions.

Context of, and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

forecast data and tools involved in planning

a range of software and hardware currently used in industry

relevant regulations, specifications that impact on forecasting activities.

Methods 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 implementing process solutions

review of planning forecasts, specifications and evidence for customer acceptance completed by the candidate for different scenarios and situations

oral or written questioning to assess required knowledge.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:

ICTTEN7230A Scope project requirements and process solutions.

Aboriginal people and other people from a non-English speaking background may have second language issues.

Access must be provided to appropriate learning and assessment support when required.

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

In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge. Questioning techniques should not require language, literacy and numeracy skills beyond those required in this unit of competency.

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


Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

analytical skills to use information and data to manage network growth

communication skills to discuss project brief with enterprise personnel, customers and other contractors

literacy skills to read and write reports and project briefs

numeracy skills to:

apply forecasting techniques

assess planning parameters

work with statistical data

planning and organisational skills to consider current and new technology, facilities and features when developing options

problem solving skills to account for unexpected changes in demand requirements

research skills to:

obtain and study information relating to new technology or technology features

review forecasting data

technical skills to:

use integration software

conduct performance evaluation tests

Required knowledge

change management

customer applications and usage levels

forecasting techniques

industry processes

integration of new solutions

market intelligence

performance evaluation

planning procedures

product integration

products and services

project management

sources of data to aid forecasting

test management

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.

Forecasting data may be:

collated by:

directories

examining plans

historical usage data

interviews

maps

network management tools

reports

collected from:

customers:

actual

prospective

economic planners

internal organisational groups

marketing organisations

real estate agents

sales organisations

state/territory and federal governments

statutory bodies

traffic management systems

changing customer use patterns

customer access planning

demographic changes

economic forecasts

industry trends

influence of technology on traffic demand

land developments

local industry

marketing programs

population trends

possible environmental impacts

re-zoning

sales forecasts

shire planning

telecommunications history in the area

traffic patterns.

Forecasting tools may include:

specialist forecasting software

spreadsheets

statistical tools:

graphical estimation

moving averages:

simple

weighted

Poisson distribution

probability

queuing theory

regression analysis

trend analysis.

New developments may include:

commercial

communications construction occurring directly or concurrently with primary activity

domestic

industrial.

Market intelligence may include:

customer:

demand

feedback

projections

specific technology needs

impact of new technology

vendor forecasts.

Demand data may be:

collected from:

customers:

actual

prospective

economic planners

internal organisational groups

marketing organisations

real estate agents

sales organisations

state/territory and federal governments

statutory bodies

traffic management systems

in relation to:

access transport planning

changing customer use patterns

demographic changes

economic forecasts

industry trends

influence of technology on traffic demand

land developments

local industry

marketing programs

population trends

possible environmental impacts

re-zoning

sales forecasts

shire planning

traffic patterns.

Planning can relate to:

buildings

network change

network growth and network reduction

priorities which are driven by:

customer demand

legislative requirements

marketing initiatives

revenue projections

sites

structures.

Specifications may include:

availability of equipment and resources

costing

funding

infrastructure developments

priority

risk assessment

technology requirements

timeframe.

Resource requirements may refer to:

communications strategies

contracting and procurement

cost

human resources

quality

risk assessment

time

validation processes.

Requirements for process solutions may include:

diagnostic software tools

hardware resources

management software tools

protocol management

software resources.

Product may include:

broadband connections

business solutions

iPhone

mobile internet

optical network

phone conferencing

wireless services.

Services may include:

assisting customer with new applications

assisting new product sourcing

business customer service

coverage

customer service

database hosting

international roaming

just-in-time deliveries

mobile service

quality of service (QoS)

service restoration.

Integration of new solutions may include:

hardware compatibility

no contentions

platform compatibility

protocol compatibility

signalling contention

software compatibility

system interoperability

technology compatibility.

Test management schedule may include:

post-installation test procedures

pre-installation test procedures

profiling of software solution

risk defects report

simulation testing

test process for testable network software built

test summary report.

Industry process may include:

complex architectural input

complex constructor table input

idea consultation.

Integration document software may include:

fine-tuning capabilities in multi-operating environments

integration with existing system

links to legacy systems.

Performance evaluation tests may include:

defects detected, logged and mapped to failed cases

releases to manage software releases and iterations

requirements for traceability and management

test lab to execute test cases from test plan

test plan to create and update test cases.

Transition to operation activities include:

installation procedures

operations and maintenance (OM) expenses

OM

project scope

schedule and milestones

training procedures.

Change implementation plan may include:

back out procedures

pre-validate changes prior to the change to assess environment stability

test process pre and post scheduled change to identify success.

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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
Develop a project plan to review forecasting data and generate planning forecasts using forecasting tools 
Analyse and review forecasts according to enterprise policy and produce forecasts figures considering new developments in the area and technological changes where appropriate 
Analyse market intelligence on customer demand and demand data to plan for potential network traffic quantity and flow 
Assess overall planning parameters, including approved business plan prior to commencing planning process 
Analyse gathered information and produce a project plan with specifications to meet network growth 
Assess the resource requirements to manage the project from scoping phase through to project completion 
Analyse the outcomes of the project deliverables to determine the effectiveness of the project process 
Produce the requirements for process solutions for the delivery of product and services to customers using forecasting demand data 
Prepare a plan for the organisational change control process and the integration of new solutions within a complete network infrastructure 
Produce a test management schedule for the testing process of the product solution 
Develop solution specifications using industry process according to design requirements 
Develop software and hardware resource profiling and select suitable vendor for negotiations 
Complete configuration management and provide complex input design requirements 
Use design document and integration document software to replicate issues exhibited in test environment 
Certify software solution compatibility and compliance with requirements using web based test management tool to conduct performance evaluation tests 
Analyse test reports to evaluate compatibility and security issues in a test environment 
Resolve complex issues in interface to isolate defects 
Plan and prepare evidence for customer acceptance and certification 
Plan and manage transition to operation activities required for transition to operation of integrated IP solution 
Prepare an installation failures procedure to make changes whilst maintaining service levels 
Manage change implementation plan to maintain system stability 

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