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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Envision the desired future state
   • Identify program procurements, scope, timeline, budget, client expectations and organisational goals
   • Define and agree on description of the desired future state with pertinent stakeholders
   • Identify and explore with relevant stakeholders gaps between current state and desired future state
   • Identify and evaluate internal and external factors and issues likely to cause changes to the desired future state
   • Agree on desired future state and confirm alignment with expected benefits
2. Shape and sustain the program execution approach
   • Identify program execution approach
   • Identify, monitor and evaluate internal and external factors and issues likely to cause changes to program execution approach
   • Review and make changes to program execution approach and confirm alignment with expected benefits
   • Communicate with relevant stakeholders changes required to transition from current state to future state and agree approach
3. Establish program governance
   • Prepare and seek approval from relevant stakeholders on business case for desired future state and program execution approach
   • Identify and develop program management structure
   • Identify and create policies, processes, and procedures for supporting management of program
   • Develop a knowledge management system to capture progress, insights, experiences and learnings
4. Review program execution
   • Finalise financial, legal and contractual obligations
   • Seek feedback from relevant stakeholders on management of project governance and established approaches
   • Document feedback received and identify improvements for future projects

Performance Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

enable program execution on at least one occasion.

In the course of above, the candidate must:

use advanced writing skills to document business case and other planning documents

conceptualise, clarify and document future state descriptions

monitor and evaluate processes and changed circumstances

negotiate vision and detail requirements with stakeholders

develop and document a program execution strategy, governance model and business case.

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

methods used to construct future state scenarios

internal and external factors and issues likely to cause changes to:

desired future state

program execution approach

business case

business case development processes, documentation and presentation

program execution approaches

program governance models

knowledge management system

financial, legal and contractual obligations.

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