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Elements and Performance Criteria

Determine project schedule
Implement project schedule
Assess time-management outcomes
- Review schedule performance records to determine the effectiveness of time-management activities
- Identify and document time-management issues and recommend improvements

Required Skills

Required skills

analytical skills to review and evaluate process

communication skills to

convey expectations

advise others of progress

literacy skills to read develop and interpret project schedules

planning and organising skills to sequence tasks and see that objectives are met

technology skills to use appropriate software to develop project schedules

Required knowledge

estimation techniques to determine task duration and resource effort

procedures for identifying critical path

procedures for managing project baselines establishment and variance

project life cycle phases and what is included in each phase

timemanagement methodologies and their capabilities limitations application and outcomes

tools and techniques for project schedules

work breakdown structures and application to project schedules

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

demonstrated successful application of timemanagement tools and techniques for a project of sufficient complexity to demonstrate the full range of performance requirements

knowledge of timemanagement methodologies and their capabilities limitations application and outcomes

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure

access to workplace documentation schedules and reports from project team

consideration of feedback from project stakeholders regarding the management of project time

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skill 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

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

analysis of responses in addressing case studies and scenarios that present project timemanagement issues and problems

review of progress throughout project life cycle and review of implementation of agreed schedule changes

assessment of documented timemanagement issues and recommended improvements

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.

Work breakdown structure may include:	activity and task descriptors high-level deliverables framework multi-level task granulation work breakdown task dictionary.
Estimating the duration and effort may include:	allowance for contingency and risk availability of resources and supplies degree of variation expert opinion level of accuracy prior project history regulations and standards governing resource performance top-down or bottom-up estimating.
Sequence and dependencies may include:	deliverable milestones preferred, logical or required order of task completion relationship between tasks impacting on start and finish times and dates.
Project-scheduling tools and techniques may include:	bar charts conducting or supervising qualitative and/or quantitative time analysis, such as schedule simulation, decision analysis, contingency planning and 'what if' scenarios critical chain management critical path diagrams Gantt charts project schedule network diagrams standalone, organisation-integrated or cloud-based software tools using personal experience and/or subject matter experts using specialist time-analysis tools to assist in the decision-making process.
Schedule impact may include:	accuracy of estimates advances or delays in task completion changes to project risk changes to resources and cost degree of change to baseline relevance of task dependencies.
Schedule baseline may include:	assigned responsibility assigned schedule-management responsibilities charted milestones contingency plans project schedule and sub-schedules critical path analysis resource assignment to task schedule-management strategies and actions.
Agreed schedule changes may include:	applied constraints changing objectives changing scope delayed or advanced task completion resource availability.
Review of schedule performance may occur at:	agreed major milestones, e.g. phases and subcontracts change of key personnel completion of major deliverables finalisation of project and other agreed milestones.
Records may include:	diaries, incident logs, occurrence reports and other such records evaluation of options Gantt, PERT and other scheduling charts lists of variances and forecasts of potential scheduled events project and/or organisation files and records recommended and approved courses of action records of analysis work breakdown structure.