Elements and Performance Criteria
- Establish test and evaluation processes
- Drivers for the test and evaluation are confirmed with stakeholders
- Test plan is developed in accordance with direction from Test and Evaluation Master Plan and/or organisational documents and procedures
- Test methods are determined by consideration of resource constraints, environmental constraints, evidence requirements, existing capabilities and their compatibility with existing procedures
- Stakeholders are briefed in accordance with organisational policy and procedures, to negotiate endorsement for testing process
- Agreements with stakeholders and resources are obtained in accordance with organisational procedures
- Scope and objectives are reviewed and analysed, and a strategy is developed to establish work breakdown structures to implement testing process
- Testing infrastructure is identified and established in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
- Safety systems and procedures are identified and established in accordance with organisational policy and procedures, and test plan
- Specialist and technical support relevant to the testing is identified and obtained in accordance with test plan
- Security and confidentiality of data is maintained in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements
- Governance structure and processes are established as detailed in test plan
- Conduct start-up activities
- Test plans are refined in consultation with steering committee and team members, and precise details are included for schedules of activities, milestones and resources
- Required systems are established and maintained throughout the process in accordance with the complexity of the testing and in line with test plan
- Testing and evaluation team members' understanding of and commitment to, fulfilling the requirements, and their roles and responsibilities for the duration of the process are confirmed
- Management tools are utilised and applied effectively to achieve outcomes
- Manage test and evaluation preparedness
- All aspects of testing and related processes are integrated, and links are established to ensure objectives are met in accordance with test plan
- Consultation and reporting mechanisms are established in accordance with test plan, and staff and contractors are regularly consulted to discuss progress and to ensure effective results
- Integration is monitored, and management plans and any related contracts are reviewed and amended as appropriate, with results reported in accordance with mechanisms identified in test plan
- Ongoing progress monitoring processes are established against agreed milestones in accordance with test plan, to provide a measure of performance throughout the life of the testing process
- Programmed review of objectives and achievement is planned and established in accordance with test plan