Modification History
CSCORG507A Release 2: Layout adjusted. No changes to content.
CSCORG507A Release 1: Primary release.
Unit Descriptor
This unit of competency describes the outcomes required to manage the work of substantial complex projects that are essential to the strategic objectives of the project sponsor and the organisation. It involves supervising a project team, monitoring progress of a project, developing strategies to maintain the quality of the project and maintaining communication with key people.
This is a generic management unit that will need to be significantly contextualised for the specific requirements and context of the organisation and work unit. It should be assessed on the basis of evidence gathering through direct workplace applications.
Application of the Unit
This unit applies to candidates with both general and specialist competencies from a range of occupational areas.
In practice, managing projects will overlap with other generalist or specialist work activities, such as coordinating resource allocation and usage, managing activities to meet client requirements, establishing and maintaining networks, providing leadership in justice services, etc.
Licensing/Regulatory Information
Not applicable.
Pre-Requisites
Not applicable.
Employability Skills Information
This unit contains employability skills.
Elements and Performance Criteria Pre-Content
Elements describe the essential outcomes of a unit of competency. |
Performance criteria describe the required performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the required skills and knowledge and/or the range statement. Assessment of performance is to be consistent with the evidence guide. |
Elements and Performance Criteria
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PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1 Supervise project team . |
1.1 Develop project plan according to organisational policies and procedures . 1.2 Select project management tools and allocate tasks to project team in ways that make best use of team resources. 1.3 Motivate team members to fulfil the tasks allocated to them with commitment and enthusiasm. 1.4 Refine the project plan in consultation with team members and provide up-to-date information appropriate to their project role and responsibilities. 1.5 Maintain team leadership by providing opportunities for team members and key people to contribute to the development of the project . 1.6 Identify strategies for dealing with problems experienced by team members. 1.7 Provide support to team members to allow them to achieve their objectives throughout the timeframe of the project. |
2 Monitor progress of the project . |
2.1 Monitor and evaluate the progress of the project against the schedule of activities and milestones identified in the project plan. 2.2 Identify emerging risks and obstacles and their causes and take appropriate action. 2.3 Ensure all stages of work have clear authorisation to ensure that activities begin, progress and finish according to plans. 2.4 Control project activities and resources in line with project plan and consistent with the project's scope and definition. 2.5 Record changes to activities, resources and plans and provide them to the necessary people. 2.6 Involve the project sponsor in any review of the project scope and definition, or significant changes to the project plan. |
3 Maintain project quality . |
3.1 Consult team members and key people for their measures of the quality of the work of the project and solutions to identified problems. 3.2 Use quality improvement methods to enhance the work of the project and introduce change in a way that minimises disruption and team harmony. 3.3 Identify problems promptly and analyse issues for potential causes and solutions. 3.4 Implement agreed improvements in a way that makes efficient and effective use of the resources available and maintains the support of team members and key people. |
4 Maintain communication with key people . |
4.1 Provide key people with timely and relevant information that is consistent with the project plan and helpful to the project achieving its goals. 4.2 Distribute information effectively ensuring the information meets the needs of key people while maintaining agreements on confidentiality. 4.3 Present information in styles and formats most appropriate to the needs and interests of key people. 4.4 Seek information from key people and from sources with an interest in the project and assess it for its implications. |
Required Skills and Knowledge
This section describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. |
Required skills :
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Required knowledge :
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Evidence Guide
The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, the range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package. |
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Overview of assessment |
This unit should be assessed against actual work activities. Assessment in simulated activities should only be used to confirm or extend the variables evident in the real work activities. Evidence should be gathered over time and drawn from the range of routine and required work activities relevant to the performance criteria, the range statement and the organisational environment. |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit |
In addition to integrated demonstration of the elements and their related performance criteria, look for evidence that confirms:
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Context of and specific resources for assessment |
Valid assessment of this unit requires:
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Method of assessment |
Evidence must include observation and information generated in the workplace as well as observation of performance in routine work functions or, where this is not possible, in a simulated exercise only where necessary to confirm the transferability of the competencies. The following assessment methods are suggested:
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Guidance information for assessment |
Assessment methods should reflect workplace demands, and any identified special needs of the candidate, including language and literacy implications and cultural factors that may affect responses to the questions. In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess the underpinning knowledge. |
Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the performance criteria is detailed below. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts. |
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Project plan should include some or all of: |
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Policies and procedures may include: |
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Project management tools may include: |
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Team leadership should include: |
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Projects should include a significant range of the following components: |
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Resources may include: |
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Key people may include: |
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Quality improvement methods may include: |
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Unit Sector(s)
Organisational administration and management.
Competency field
Not applicable.