Elements and Performance Criteria
- Evaluate the access network requirements and infrastructure capability
- Estimate likely growth in access network use by analysing forecasting market intelligence data on customer demand
- Compare available capacity and capability of current access infrastructure deployment against the researched demand data to identify infrastructure and product shortfalls
- Quantify network requirements for upgrades or network augmentation to increase capacity and capability of existing network
- Determine relevant standards, business and regulatory requirements to be considered in access network planning
- Formulate justification to proceed by analysing the business requirements and benefits to the business
- Prepare a strategic plan and scoping document
- Determine appropriate technologies, network elements and equipment for access network deployment, including new or alternative solutions to meet business requirements
- Select commercially viable technology compatible with the existing network to deploy with existing and future network
- Prepare a planning document and supporting documentation with recommendations that complies with deployment standards and regulatory requirements
- Provide estimated costs and schedule for a planning solution
- Produce the project brief
- Evaluate and summarise project scope into the required briefing format with relevant supporting documentation for a project brief that complies with access network deployment rules
- Plan project delivery to suit business requirements and practical limitations
- Produce the access networks specifications with approvals and present to the design section to produce detailed design specifications