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This version first released with ICT Information and Communications Technology Training Package Version 2.0.

ELEMENT 

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare to produce ICT architecture design

1.1 Obtain the client’s business specifications and business requirements from appropriate person

1.2 Review specifications and requirements to identify the type of ICT network and network specifications required

1.3 Consult with key stakeholders to identify their requirements

1.4 Assess business problems, opportunities and objectives, and confirm details with appropriate person

2. Produce preliminary ICT network architecture design

2.1 Ascertain technical requirements, including hardware, software and network elements according to specifications

2.2 Select software solutions to suit business platform

2.3 Develop preliminary physical network diagrams as a preface to architecture blueprint

2.4 Produce a document on the possible impact of the network design on the business requirements

3. Evaluate preliminary design and likely performance using forecast demands

3.1 Predict forecast traffic demands, and impact on network design, from current and future demand requirements

3.2 Benchmark design using expected performance parameters

3.3 Review design’s likely performance profile

3.4 Determine costs involved with a range of supplier products

3.5 Produce an evaluation report on predicted performance and costs of the network architecture design, addressing business specifications and recommendations

4. Finalise network design and obtain approval

4.1 Review benchmarks, requirements and final design proposed

4.2 Determine support and training requirements needed

4.3 Obtain latest technical specifications and pricing by contacting possible vendors

4.4 Document network design and present documentation to appropriate person for approval

4.5 Obtain sign off on final business solution

Skill 

Performance 

Criteria 

Description 

Reading

1.2, 2.1, 4.1

• Organises, evaluates and interprets technical documentation and relevant enterprise policy and documentation

Writing

2.3, 2.4, 3.5, 4.4

• Prepares clear and concise workplace documentation, including diagrammatic material, incorporating technical language to communicate complex information clearly and effectively

Oral Communication

1.1, 1.3, 1.4

• Participates in verbal exchanges using clear language and active listening, observational and questioning techniques to confirm, clarify or revise understanding

Numeracy

3.4, 3.5

• Interprets numerical information according to business requirements and specifications to evaluate possible technical design scenarios within budgetary constraints

Interact with others

1.3, 4.3-4.5

• Selects and uses appropriate conventions and protocols when communicating with stakeholders in a range of work contexts

Get the work done

1.4, 2.2, 3.1-3.3, 4.2

• Uses a combination of formal, logical planning processes and an increasingly intuitive understanding of context for complex, high-impact activities with strategic implications
• Demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of principles, concepts, language and practices associated with the digital world and uses this to propose solutions
• Uses systematic, analytical processes in complex, non-routine situations, setting goals, gathering relevant information, and identifying and evaluating options against agreed criteria
• Uses formal, analytical and lateral thinking techniques for diagnosing problems and generating and evaluating possible solutions

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Comments 

Equivalence status 

ICTTEN611 Produce an ICT network architecture design

ICTTEN6206A Produce an ICT network architecture design

Updated to meet Standards for Training Packages.

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Release 

Comments 

Release 1

This version first released with ICT Information and Communications Technology Training Package Version 2.0.