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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. Define the content needs

1.1 Research the strategic intent of the website, or system, from the business requirements and client expectations

1.2 Provide direction in order to develop the information requirements, based on the business and client requirements

1.3 Synthesise the required information, and group it into business schemes related to the business structure

1.4 Direct the determination of content requirements for each process

2. Contribute to the description of the system and transmission media

2.1 Consult with network and system specialists

2.2 Critically analyse the features of the physical environment, to interface with the information system architecture

2.3 Estimate the traffic content and volumes, based on the business requirements

3. Supervise the development of content structure and navigation plan

3.1 Organise the information into related topics

3.2 Ensure that the information hierarchy is in a valid sequence

3.3 Provide direction for clear, valid and intuitive labelling

3.4 Review and commit to the feasibility of architecture design

3.5 Develop the acceptance criteria

4. Implement the navigation system development

4.1 Coordinate the fit of navigational systems with the business requirements

4.2 Supervise the development of navigational search subsystems

4.3 Lead the development of consistent, and logical, labelling systems

5. Finalise the testing and accept the information architecture model

5.1 Lead the construction of an information architecture prototype

5.2 Ensure that a broad sample of business clients are engaged

5.3 Ensure that the site content meets the business needs

5.4 Lead the testing of the information architecture prototype, to test that it operates on the chosen system, and transmission media

5.5 Supervise the user-acceptance test

Skill 

Performance Criteria 

Description 

Reading

1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 4.1, 5.3, 5.4

• Organises, evaluates and critiques ideas, and information, from a wide range of complex texts
• Draws on a broad range of strategies, to build and maintain understanding throughout complex texts

Writing

1.2, 1.3, 2.3, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5

• Selects the structure, language, grammar and terminology to suit the specific subject matter and audience, in order to develop a wide variety of documentation and directions, including direction for the content requirements, information hierarchy, navigational search subsystems, labelling systems and user-acceptance test

Oral Communication

1.1-1.4, 2.1, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.4, 5.5

• Uses effective listening and probing, open questioning techniques to elicit the view and opinions of others, and to obtain information
• Employs plain English to convey complex and abstract concepts, and information
• Articulates requirements and strategies clearly, in a courteous manner, using the appropriate pitch, tone, body language and reflective responses

Navigate the world of work

1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.3, 3.3

• Takes a lead role in the development of organisational goals, roles and responsibilities

Get the work done

1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.4

• Develops flexible plans for complex, high-impact activities with strategic implications
• Takes responsibility for high-impact decisions in complex situations, involving many variables and constraints
• Keeps abreast of innovations and good practice beyond own context, borrowing, adapting, combining and redesigning for own purposes, or using as a provocation to rethink current approaches
• Demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of the principles, concepts, language and practices associated with the digital world, and uses these to troubleshoot, and understands the uses and potential of new technologies

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Equivalence status 

ICTICT811 Manage an information architecture project

ICAICT711A Manage an information architecture project

Updated to meet Standards for Training Packages.

Recoded and minor changes to Performance Criteria to meet AQF requirements

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Release 

Comments 

Release 1

This version first released with ICT Information and Communications Technology Training Package Version 1.0.