Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions.

1.

Identify strategic and operational needs of the project during planning phase.

1.1.

Project’s strategic context and operational requirements are identified and analysed.

1.2.

Organisation’s strategic and business plans and their output requirements are identified and analysed.

1.3.

Client requirements and impact of legislation and industry codes and standards  are identified and fully explored.

1.4.

Risk management analysis  is conducted and risk management plan is developed and documented.

2.

Prepare project plan.

2.1.

Precise specifications and terms of reference  for the project are defined and documented.

2.2.

Project budget is developed, specified to a level that can be used for managing sub-tasks, and documented.

2.3.

Skills needed for successful completion of project are defined.

2.4.

Physical and other resources required to support project are defined and documented and processes to secure them are commenced.

2.5.

Timelines, schedules and critical path for the project are developed and documented, taking into consideration contingencies and time slippages.

2.6.

Reporting and communication strategy or process is defined and documented.

3.

Assemble project team and commence work.

3.1.

Appropriate project team members are secured and briefed regarding the project, their roles, levels of delegated responsibility, and outcomes to be achieved.

3.2.

Communication processes are put in place to coordinate work and inform team members of progress.

3.3.

Clear reporting processes for team members are communicated.

4.

Manage project.

4.1.

Project progress is monitored according to project plan requirements, using appropriate project management tools  and methodologies.

4.2.

Team members are supported and their output is managed against key performance indicators identified in project plan.

4.3.

Corrections, changes and additions are made to project plan in light of changing circumstances to ensure project aims and outcomes are met.

4.4.

Resourcing to support project is monitored and corrections are made to reflect changing circumstances.

4.5.

Reporting of overall project progress is made to senior management or client as required and in line with project plan.

5.

Finalise project.

5.1.

Required handover to staff members responsible for ongoing implementation or maintenance of project products or services is conducted efficiently, effectively and in line with organisational procedures.

5.2.

Project team members and relevant stakeholders are debriefed about conduct of project and outcomes achieved.

5.3.

Report is prepared analysing strengths and weaknesses of project plan and conduct of project.

6.

Use project to improve future processes.

6.1.

Learning outcomes are identified and analysed to inform future complex projects.

6.2.

Strategic impact of project is considered and fed into the organisation’s ongoing strategic planning processes.

This section describes core skills that are essential to performance and not explicit in the performance criteria. Employment skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Skill 

Performance feature 

Learning skills to:

• engage in processes designed to research and update own knowledge of products, software systems and technology used in managing complex projects
• reflect on and critically analyse experiences of planning and managing complex projects to determine training and development required to improve future performance of self, others and the organisation.

Numeracy skills to:

• represent and monitor projected resource costs in the form of budgets over the life of a complex project
• estimate, monitor and manage the allocation of own time on project tasks and supervise the use of others’ time to allocated project tasks.

Oral communication skills to:

• liaise with clients and other stakeholders on project progress using appropriate vocabulary and technical terminology.

Reading skills to:

• interpret and engage in analysis of documentation, including legislation, drawings, plans and specifications.

Writing skills to:

• organise and present data in reports and strategy documents that respond to complex project requirements and include project plans and communication strategies involving analysis and recommendations.

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.

Legislation and industry codes and standards  must include:

• Australian and international standards applicable to the project
• building Acts and regulations
• infrastructure supply regulations
• National Construction Code.

Risk management analysis  must include:

• analysing potential for workers’ compensation claims
• assessing public liability requirements
• establishing or confirming business continuity plans
• considering changing government policy or funding arrangements
• identifying environmental obligations
• identifying and mitigating work health and safety risks
• identifying property development and maintenance requirements.

Specifications and terms of reference  must include:

• defining project aims
• describing outcomes to be achieved using clear metrics
• describing all stakeholders
• describing project parameters and scope of operations.

Project management tools  must include:

• critical path analysis
• Gantt or PERT charts or other industry-accepted project management tools
• in-house or proprietary software
• scheduling and reporting templates.