Elements and Performance Criteria
- Scope project with supervisor
- Clarify project aim, objectives and timeframe.
- Identify intended outcomes, key stakeholders, drivers and likely constraints.
- Identify key activities, milestones and resources required to achieve deliverables on time.
- Agree on performance indicators to monitor project progress and acceptance criteria for deliverables.
- Prepare project plan in consultation with supervisor
- Identify relevant legislation, standards, codes, procedures and/or workplace requirements.
- Locate and review background information to inform the development of project methodology.
- Analyse risks for all aspects of project work.
- Consider a range of strategies for conducting the project, including alternative measurement methods.
- Outline feasible and measurable project objectives, selected methodology, outputs and the roles and responsibilities of participants.
- Consider integration and sequencing of tasks as part of optimising work breakdown structure.
- Present draft project plan and work schedule to supervisor for review and approval.
- Review project methodology
- Conduct trials to refine methodology and/or provide proof of concept, as necessary.
- Troubleshoot equipment and methodology problems and develop/test solutions in consultation with supervisor, as necessary.
- Modify draft project plan, as necessary.
- Document all accepted/rejected ideas and/or prototypes from trials.
- Execute project plan and analyse outcomes
- Communicate plan to other participants, as necessary.
- Safely operate measurement equipment/instruments in accordance with manufacturer requirements, test methods and workplace procedures.
- Obtain data using specified methods and in accordance with safety and legislative/regulatory/workplace requirements.
- Record and store data in agreed formats.
- Recognise anomalous results and investigate causes.
- Evaluate data using specified quality criteria and reference materials.
- Use appropriate mathematical/statistical/graphical methods and software to analyse and present results.
- Report results using the appropriate accuracy, precision and units.
- Report project progress and outcomes
- Provide progress reports/project outputs on time and at the required quality standard.
- Evaluate the project process and outputs in comparison with the project objectives and performance criteria.
- Identify any issues and opportunities for improvement.
- Prepare project reports containing the required information and using the agreed style, voice and format.
- Complete and store all project documentation.
- Present final report of project process and outcomes to supervisor.