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ICAICT711A
Manage an information architecture project

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


Senior managers in medium to large organisations apply analytical and strategic business knowledge to direct the strategic planning to meet current and future business needs.

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge to manage a web-based information architecture project. This includes information transmission media.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.



Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to:

determine the human factors that need to be analysed when managing people and groups

conduct business meetings applying effective communication techniques

determine essential requirements of a product applying quality management principles

monitor and implement training for staff

resolve problems and conflicts in a business environment

support human resource management program.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to:

computer system and web-host workplace

relevant enterprise documentation, including human resource (HR) and quality management policies.

Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with special needs.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

direct observation of the candidate running a productive business meeting and effective interview techniques

verbal or written questioning to assess the required knowledge and skills

review of quality reports prepared by the candidate

evidence of consultations with staff and management.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, where appropriate.

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and suitable to the communication skill level, language, literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed.

Indigenous people and other people from a non-English speaking background may need additional support.

In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge.

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assingnment, checklist) and due date here

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Required skills

analytical skills to evaluate information

literacy skills to:

conduct presentations to a group

work effectively in a group

prepare reports

conflict management skills to deal with grievances, disputes or disagreements

information technology skills for word processing and desktop research

initiative and enterprise skills to identify improvements to quality

literacy skills to prepare reports

planning and organisational skills to plan, prioritise and organise own work

problem-solving skills to resolve issues in the workplace

research skills to gather data and information.

Required knowledge

equity and diversity principles to apply to project

OHS requirements

organisational policy and procedures as they apply to the project

personal safety issues

public sector legislation, codes of practice and other formal agreements that directly impact on business operations

technical knowledge of telecommunications networks

workplace and industry environment as it applies to project.

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, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. 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) may also be included.

Client may include:

internal or external customer

owner, management or shareholders.

Directionmay include:

intended audiences

long and short-term goals for the site

types of client interactions

website intent.

Business structure may include:

branch

business unit

conglomerate.

Traffic content and volumes may include:

hits

page views

packet sniffing

network traffic.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Identify strategic intent of website or system from business requirements and client expectations 
Provide direction to develop information requirements based on the business and client requirements 
Identify required information and group into business schemes related to the business structure 
Direct determination of content requirements for each process 
Consult with network and system specialists 
Analyse features of physical environment to interface information system architecture 
Estimate traffic content and volumes based on business requirements 
Cluster information in related topics 
Ensure that information hierarchy is in a valid sequence 
Provide direction for clear, valid and intuitive labelling 
Review and commit to feasibility of architecture design 
Develop acceptance criteria 
Coordinate fit of navigational systems with business requirements 
Supervise development of navigational search subsystems 
Lead development of consistent and logical labelling systems 
Lead construction of information architecture prototype 
Ensure a broad sample of business clients are engaged 
Ensure site content meets business needs 
Lead testing of information architecture prototype to test that it operates on chosen system and transmission media 
Supervise user-acceptance test 

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