Unit of competency
Modification History
Release |
Comments |
Release 1 |
This version first released with ICT Information and Communications Technology Training Package Version 1.0. |
Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to analyse stated requirements, determine potential solutions, and define possible features available to meet stakeholder needs.
This unit applies to individuals who require high-level management, business and technical skills necessary to manage complex analysis efforts within the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, often as part of business critical ICT projects.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Unit Sector
Systems analysis and design
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT |
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Prioritise requirements |
1.1 Determine the basis for prioritisation of requirements 1.2 Resolve challenges in facilitating the prioritisation |
2. Organise requirements |
2.1 Articulate requirements at an appropriate level of abstraction 2.2 Devise appropriate models to describe the solution scope, based on informational needs of stakeholders 2.3 Document dependencies and inter-relationships among requirements |
3. Specify and model requirements |
3.1 Develop textual requirements 3.2 Generate matrices to convey or support identified requirements 3.3 Create models to document and communicate requirements and improvement opportunities |
4. Define assumptions and constraints |
4.1 Agree on assumptions to be defined and clarified as requirements are understood 4.2 Document and examine business constraints to identify options no longer available 4.3 Recognise and examine technical constraints that may restrict design or mandate standards to be followed |
5. Verify requirements |
5.1 Establish characteristics of requirements’ quality 5.2 Undertake verification activities iteratively throughout the requirements analysis process |
6. Validate requirements |
6.1 Identify and define stakeholder requirement benefit assumptions so that associated risks can be managed 6.2 Generate measurable evaluation criteria to assess success of requirements benefit post implementation 6.3 Assign business value of requirements to assist in identifying candidates for elimination 6.4 Determine requirement dependencies for benefits realisation 6.5 Evaluate alignment with business case and opportunity cost to assist validation and decision making |
Foundation Skills
This section describes language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills incorporated in the performance criteria that are required for competent performance.
Skill |
Performance Criteria |
Description |
Reading |
4.3, 5.2, 6.1, 6.4, 6.5 |
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Writing |
2.1, 2.3, 3.1-3.3, 4.2 |
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Oral Communication |
2.1 |
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Numeracy |
6.2, 6.3 |
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Navigate the world of work |
4.2 |
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Interact with others |
2.2, 4.1, 6.3 |
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Get the work done |
1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 4.1, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1-6.5 |
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Unit Mapping Information
Code and title current version |
Code and title previous version |
Comments |
Equivalence status |
ICTSAD606 Analyse stakeholder requirements |
ICASAD606A Analyse stakeholder requirements |
Updated to meet Standards for Training Packages |
Equivalent unit |
Links
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