Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to assist in implementing project life cycle management processes.
The unit applies to individuals who are project practitioners working in a project support role.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Assist in establishing project | 1.1 Identify project scope 1.2 Identify relevant project stakeholders and team members 1.3 Identify project initiation documentation 1.4 Assist in negotiating and documenting project objectives, outcomes and benefits 1.5 Identify relationship between the project and broader organisational strategies and goals 1.6 Assist in establishing the project governance structure |
2. Support project planning and design processes | 2.1 Assist in drafting a project charter for approval 2.2 Assist in developing a project budget 2.3 Support relevant personnel in breaking down project objectives into deliverables 2.4 Identify project milestones and map clearly against time and objectives 2.5 Assist in compiling relevant plans and project baselines for project management plan |
3. Assist with project control and execution | 3.1 Prepare, maintain and update status reports on project progress and identified challenges 3.2 Seek feedback and changes required to the project from relevant stakeholders 3.3 Assist with undertaking an impact analysis of proposed changes to the project 3.4 Update associated plans and reflect project progress against baselines and approved changes |
4. Assist with project finalisation | 4.1 Prepare finalised project products and associated documentation for handover to client 4.2 Assist in completing financial, legal and contractual obligations 4.3 Provide feedback and suggestions for improvement to project performance 4.4 Review project performance, assessments and document lessons learned |
Evidence of Performance
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:
assist in implementing project life cycle management process during at least two projects.
In the course of above, the candidate must:
work with others to plan and document a project based on organisational parameters
examine impact that project changes could have on final outcomes.
Evidence of Knowledge
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:
basic project governance models
project charter
project life cycle stages, phases and structures relevant to industry and project
project planning documents and formats relevant to industry and context
organisational strategies and goals in relation to the project
organisational financial, legal and contractual obligations
methods to prepare project budgets
various types of project initiation documentation
types of project logs and registers in use in this context.
Assessment Conditions
Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.
This includes access to:
examples of project documentation, including information about life cycle processes
workplace documentation and resources
relevant legislation, regulations, standards and codes.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
Foundation Skills
Reading | Recognises and interprets textual information from a range of sources and determines how content may be applied to organisational requirements |
Writing | Uses clear, industry specific terminology, and appropriate structure, to complete and update, workplace documentation Maintains records using required vocabulary and formats |
Oral Communication | Participates in verbal exchanges using clear language and appropriate non-verbal features to provide relevant information |
Numeracy | Interprets mathematical information to finalise financial obligations and measure work outputs against projections |
Self-management | Understands own responsibilities and considers implications of these when negotiating, planning and undertaking work |
Teamwork | Collaborates with others as part of familiar routine activities and contributes to specific activities |
Problem solving | Reflects on outcomes to identify opportunities for improvement |
Planning and organising | Sequences and schedules required tasks, monitors implementation and manages relevant communication |
Initiative and enterprise | Adheres to organisational policies and procedures and legislative requirements Identifies importance of taking audience, purpose and contextual factors into account when making decisions about what to communicate, with whom, why and how Uses active listening and questioning to elicit views and opinions of others |
Sectors
Business Competence – Project Management