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Elements and Performance Criteria

Contribute to defining project scope
Apply project scope controls
- Undertake work according to agreed project scope-management plan and by using established change-control procedures and performance-measurement procedures
- Communicate instances of non-compliance with overall scope to the project manager and other team members
Contribute to review of scope controls

Required Skills

Required skills

literacy skills to

document agreed components of scopemanagement plan

interpret potentially complex project plans and documentation

report on project progress as required

numeracy skills to

measure and control project scope

review project timeframes and deliverables

learning skills to identify training requirements necessary for effective consultation and scope management

planning and organising skills to

measure progress against agreed objectives

monitor and respond to compliance issues

selfmanagement skills to manage multiple tasks and ensure project progresses on time

teamwork and communication skills to liaise with other members of the project team on a range of project scopemanagement issues and challenges

Required knowledge

components of a project scopemanagement plan

factors likely to impact on project scope

formal changecontrol processes

methods for measuring work outcomes and progress against plans

methods for segmenting and documenting a work breakdown structure

procedures for reporting scope change

types of project initiation documentation

Evidence Required

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 following is essential

contributing to monitoring and control of project scope

recording project scopemanagement plan

interpreting project initiation documentation for the purposes of documenting project scope

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure

access to project documentation which includes information about project scope

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 questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and thirdparty workplace reports of onthejob performance by the candidate

analysis of responses addressing different project scopemanagement scenarios

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of strategies for managing project scope and their application to different situations

Guidance information for assessment

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

Range Statement

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.

Project initiation documentation may include:	approved project charter or mandate business case changes to internal or external organisations, legislation and/or regulations documentation accessed through various accessibility modes feasibility study minutes of management or executive decisions organisation strategic and business plans outcomes and recommendations of associated projects.
Project objectives and requirements may include:	specifications for products and/or services statements in measurable format.
Project deliverables may include:	discrete products, outputs and services defined in the project scope high-level aggregations in the work breakdown structure.
Scope-management plan may include:	activities and tasks in the work breakdown structure constraints, assumptions and exclusions deliverables high-level risk identification key personnel preferred work organisation project benefits and outcomes project objectives.
Relevant project authority may include:	other body or person with delegated authority under project governance arrangements project manager project steering committee
Change-control procedures may include:	adjusting project scope documentation in response to scope changes approved by relevant authority identifying and monitoring designated elements of the project scope likely to change identifying and monitoring pressures that may influence scope creep maintaining scope change documentation for project audit.
Performance-measurement procedures may include:	using tools and techniques to manage and measure project progress in terms of time and resources.