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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

literacy skills to interpret potentially complex project plans and documentation

numeracy skills to conduct forecasting

planning and organising skills to

plan monitor and respond to project issues

measure progress against agreed plans

teamwork and communication skills to liaise with other members of the project team

technology skills to use software common to work office products for documentation and analysis

Required knowledge

basic project governance models

project finalisation and evaluation products

project life cycle stages phases and structures relevant to industry and project context

project planning documents and format relevant to industry and context

types of organisational documentation of strategies and goals

types of project initiation documentation including charter documentation

types of project logs and registers in use in the industry sector and context

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 project establishment processes

documenting charter and project management plan

maintaining various project registers and logs

preparing project reports

undertaking impact analysis

undertaking project finalisation activities

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

project documentation which includes information about participation in life cycle processes

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 scenarios

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of project life cycle processes relevant to the industry sector and project context

assessment of contribution to project life cycle processes

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:	client or customer requirements concept proposal contract documentation executive team instructions feasibility study output from prior project.
Broader organisational strategies and goals may include:	market focus organisation mission statement strategy plans values and ethics.
Objectives, outcomes and benefits may include:	expected benefits to be achieved for organisation measurable project product statement short and long-term outcomes for the organisation.
Project governance structure may include:	boards, committees, working groups, reference groups, advisory groups, sponsors, project managers, project team members and stakeholders identified authority levels assigned to groups and individuals issue-escalation procedures project organisation chart statements of roles for project management bodies and participants.
Project charter may include:	approvals and sign-off broad scope and project boundaries broad stakeholder identification consolidated project initiation documentation (PID) documented objectives high-level product deliverables high-level risk assessment project assumptions and constraints project brief or proposal project mandate source of project authority terms of reference.
Project deliverables may include:	definable product, service or document discrete components of the overall project outputs specified products of the project time, quality and cost.
Associated plans and baselines may include:	communications plan (stakeholders and information) human resources plan procurement plan project budget project schedule quality-management plan risk plan scope-management plan.
Status reports may include:	client progress reports internal or external regular consolidated reports to project authority reports under contractual obligations specific budget and schedule reports.
Impact analysis may include:	assessment against project quality requirements forecasting against triple constraints (scope, time and cost) review of project baselines against proposed change.
Project logs and registers may include:	change log correspondence log daily log issues log non-conformance log quality log risk register task completion log version control log.
Project finalisation activities may include:	completing financial transactions consolidating and storing project data documenting outstanding project issues obtaining or providing certifications preparing final project reports updating organisation knowledge management.
Associated documentation may include:	'as built' design specifications certificates, guarantees, indemnities and warranties product or service specifications user, training and installation manuals.
Project review assessments may include:	benefits realisation review outcomes evaluation post-implementation review project lessons learned.