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
communication skills to interact with developers and stakeholders during the development cycle
literacy skills to read and interpret software requirement specifications
numeracy skills of basic maths for project planning
planning and organisational skills to:
create project plan
implement software-management tools
research skills to determine appropriate software-management tools
technical skills to use software-management tools.
Required knowledge
basic knowledge of:
project management
software development life cycle (SDLC)
software requirement specifications
version control.
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.
Software development methodology may include: | agile software development joint applications design prototyping rapid application development waterfall. |
Project-management software may include: | dotProject FastTrack Schedule Microsoft Project OpenProj Oracle Project Portfolio Management Teamwork. |
Source-control system may include: | CVS Microsoft Visual SourceSafe. |
Collaboration software may include: | blogs forums Microsoft SharePoint wikis Zimbra. |
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