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.
Element | Performance Criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Analyse forecasts using customer demand | 1.1 Gather and organise information concerning customer service and usage data to determine customer demand 1.2 Determine trends in customer demands in specific customer operating environments and markets 1.3 Assess key measures of capacity and customer demand for forecast |
2. Build models to develop business cases | 2.1 Construct a model to represent key options to formulate strategic proposals in network planning 2.2 Determine rights of carriers and service providers in installing facilities under Commonwealth legislation 2.3 Produce a strategic network plan using key variables, and communicate them to intended audience 2.4 Apply business case methodology to determine key economic measures and risks to business success 2.5 Evaluate business value and options to recommend appropriate planning strategy |
3. Apply financial analysis | 3.1 Use a financial investment tool relevant to the business environment to determine financial viability of the planning project 3.2 Apply key economic measures in an analysis process and develop business strategy 3.3 Determine relevant level of financial analysis required to optimise network planning |
4. Analyse demographic trends for strategy development | 4.1 Gather demographic data and determine impact of demographic diversity on planning strategies 4.2 Analyse data and produce demographic trends for use in strategy developments in network planning |
5. Assess technology implementation | 5.1 Determine unit costs associated with technologies and products by using lifecycle of technologies 5.2 Research what different technology bases can deliver and circumstances and locations in which they should be successfully deployed |
6. Evaluate network deployment architecture | 6.1 Evaluate network deployment architecture using network deployment rules and reasoning behind architecture rules 6.2 Produce a business model of network planning, applying commercial considerations and exemption process |
Evidence of the ability to:
analyse forecasts using customer demand
build accurate models to develop business cases, applying financial analysis
analyse demographic trends for strategy development
assess technology implementation
communicate with customers
evaluate network deployment architecture.
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
explain different forms of business modelling
identify commercial considerations, including:
capital expenditure (CAPEX)
operational expenditure (OPEX)
product revenue and demand versus network cost
return on investment (RoI)
time to market
identify role of demographics in the planning process
outline emerging technologies of telecommunications
identify financial investment tools:
cost-benefit analysis
investment management system
net present value (NPV)
identify financial models
explain forecasting of trends
identify and explain relevant legislation as it applies to:
Australian competition and consumer affairs
telecommunications industry regulatory accounting
universal services obligations
describe network planning processes.
Gather evidence to demonstrate consistent performance in conditions that are safe and replicate the workplace. Noise levels, production flow, interruptions and time variances must be typical of those experienced in the Telecommunications – Network Planning field of work and include access to:
network planning data
relevant databases
business and financial models
systems and deployment rules and relevant legislation
planning processes and regulatory frameworks.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.