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BSBPMG603 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Direct time management of a project program

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency BSBPMG603 - Direct time management of a project program
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to direct time management across projects so that key deliverables meet project and program schedules.It applies to individuals who are program managers, managing a suite of projects (a program).No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Direct project schedule development
  • Determine from individual project plans the duration, effort, sequence and interdependencies of major activities and milestones to form the basis of the program schedule
  • Direct project managers, through use of time management methods, techniques and tools, preferred schedules, time management plans, resource allocation and financial requirements, to enable continuous updating and refining of the program schedule
  • Formalise and communicate project schedules to stakeholders, with agreement, as basis for planning, implementation and review of progress
       
Element: Manage program schedules
  • Develop, implement and modify mechanisms to monitor, control, record and report actual progress in relation to agreed schedule and plans
  • Conduct ongoing analysis to identify and forecast variances and trends, and to develop responses, so projects meet their schedules
  • Manage durations of key activities and interdependencies between projects to enable financial and resource rationalisation across the program, to meet strategic expectations within the management/reporting period of the program
  • Review progress and refine schedules throughout the program life cycle to ensure consistency with changing scope, objectives and constraints related to time and resource availability
  • Ensure responses to perceived, potential or actual project schedule changes are authorised, to achieve program objectives
       
Element: Analyse time management outcomes
  • Review and analyse multiple project and program outcomes from available records and information to determine effectiveness of the schedule and time-management processes
  • Pass on lessons learnt to higher project authority and provide feedback for application, planning and implementation of later projects within the program
       


Evidence Required

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ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Direct project schedule development

1.1 Determine from individual project plans the duration, effort, sequence and interdependencies of major activities and milestones to form the basis of the program schedule

1.2 Direct project managers, through use of time management methods, techniques and tools, preferred schedules, time management plans, resource allocation and financial requirements, to enable continuous updating and refining of the program schedule

1.3 Formalise and communicate project schedules to stakeholders, with agreement, as basis for planning, implementation and review of progress

2. Manage program schedules

2.1 Develop, implement and modify mechanisms to monitor, control, record and report actual progress in relation to agreed schedule and plans

2.2 Conduct ongoing analysis to identify and forecast variances and trends, and to develop responses, so projects meet their schedules

2.3 Manage durations of key activities and interdependencies between projects to enable financial and resource rationalisation across the program, to meet strategic expectations within the management/reporting period of the program

2.4 Review progress and refine schedules throughout the program life cycle to ensure consistency with changing scope, objectives and constraints related to time and resource availability

2.5 Ensure responses to perceived, potential or actual project schedule changes are authorised, to achieve program objectives

3. Analyse time management outcomes

3.1 Review and analyse multiple project and program outcomes from available records and information to determine effectiveness of the schedule and time-management processes

3.2 Pass on lessons learnt to higher project authority and provide feedback for application, planning and implementation of later projects within the program

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Direct project schedule development

1.1 Determine from individual project plans the duration, effort, sequence and interdependencies of major activities and milestones to form the basis of the program schedule

1.2 Direct project managers, through use of time management methods, techniques and tools, preferred schedules, time management plans, resource allocation and financial requirements, to enable continuous updating and refining of the program schedule

1.3 Formalise and communicate project schedules to stakeholders, with agreement, as basis for planning, implementation and review of progress

2. Manage program schedules

2.1 Develop, implement and modify mechanisms to monitor, control, record and report actual progress in relation to agreed schedule and plans

2.2 Conduct ongoing analysis to identify and forecast variances and trends, and to develop responses, so projects meet their schedules

2.3 Manage durations of key activities and interdependencies between projects to enable financial and resource rationalisation across the program, to meet strategic expectations within the management/reporting period of the program

2.4 Review progress and refine schedules throughout the program life cycle to ensure consistency with changing scope, objectives and constraints related to time and resource availability

2.5 Ensure responses to perceived, potential or actual project schedule changes are authorised, to achieve program objectives

3. Analyse time management outcomes

3.1 Review and analyse multiple project and program outcomes from available records and information to determine effectiveness of the schedule and time-management processes

3.2 Pass on lessons learnt to higher project authority and provide feedback for application, planning and implementation of later projects within the program

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Determine from individual project plans the duration, effort, sequence and interdependencies of major activities and milestones to form the basis of the program schedule 
Direct project managers, through use of time management methods, techniques and tools, preferred schedules, time management plans, resource allocation and financial requirements, to enable continuous updating and refining of the program schedule 
Formalise and communicate project schedules to stakeholders, with agreement, as basis for planning, implementation and review of progress 
Develop, implement and modify mechanisms to monitor, control, record and report actual progress in relation to agreed schedule and plans 
Conduct ongoing analysis to identify and forecast variances and trends, and to develop responses, so projects meet their schedules 
Manage durations of key activities and interdependencies between projects to enable financial and resource rationalisation across the program, to meet strategic expectations within the management/reporting period of the program 
Review progress and refine schedules throughout the program life cycle to ensure consistency with changing scope, objectives and constraints related to time and resource availability 
Ensure responses to perceived, potential or actual project schedule changes are authorised, to achieve program objectives 
Review and analyse multiple project and program outcomes from available records and information to determine effectiveness of the schedule and time-management processes 
Pass on lessons learnt to higher project authority and provide feedback for application, planning and implementation of later projects within the program 

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