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.
ELEMENTS | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Define project scope. | 1.1.Identify project objectives, budget, scope of activities and deliverables. 1.2.Clarify relationship of project to others and to overall organisational objectives. 1.3.Identify stakeholders and their requirements for consultation and involvement in project activities. 1.4.Confirm administrative structure for project management, individual responsibility and reporting hierarchy. 1.5.Determine required resources for the project. |
2. Prepare the project plan. | 2.1.Consult with stakeholders to facilitate input and to achieve approval for project plan. 2.2.Determine risk, and regulatory and sustainability issues and incorporate them into plan. 2.3.Integrate quality, financial, human and physical resource specifications for project activities. 2.4.Develop and integrate project evaluation methods. 2.5.Plan internal and external communications, public relations and marketing approaches. 2.6.Document integrated project management plan and gain required approvals. 2.7.Communicate plan and roles and responsibilities to all involved. |
3. Administer and monitor the project. | 3.1.Implement project activities according to plan and in conjunction with stakeholders and project team members, providing support and assistance as required. 3.2.Implement financial and quality control systems according to project plan. 3.3.Monitor progress to ensure objectives, deliverables, timelines, cost and quality of project are achieved. 3.4.Identify deviations from plan, assess and take action to realign project activities to meet objectives. 3.5.Determine and act on the need for project variations, including additional project resources. 3.6.Provide progress and final reports according to project requirements. 3.7.Complete project within agreed timelines. 3.8.Provide effective and documented handover instructions and advice to staff responsible for the ongoing implementation or maintenance of project products or services. |
4. Evaluate the project. | 4.1.Assess project effectiveness at specified stages, using agreed evaluation methods. 4.2.Evaluate completed project for administrative efficiency, quality and achievement of objectives. 4.3.Debrief project team members and relevant stakeholders about project implementation and outcomes. 4.4.Report outcomes to stakeholders and use information to enhance future project planning and management activities. |
Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:
develop, document and implement a plan for a retail-related project that comprises at least two of the following:
project management committee or advisory/reference group
consultants, contractors and suppliers
internal and external stakeholders
lead a project team through project planning and implementation phases comprising:
multiple meetings and briefings
timeline or resource variations
evaluate project outcomes against nominated criteria and objectives.
Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:
project management processes and the project life cycle:
planning and the requirements of project plans:
objectives
deliverables, scheduling and milestones
allocation of roles and responsibilities
documentation and role of technology
monitoring and control systems
evaluation criteria, both quantitative and qualitative and methods for measuring the success of project objectives
project management plan inclusions:
budget
consultation strategies
internal and external communication processes and channels
key milestones
marketing strategies
objectives and outcomes
personnel
priorities and key milestones
quality assurance process
reporting requirements
responsibilities of project personnel and stakeholders
risk management and contingency plans
safety initiatives
selection or tendering process
sponsors
stages
sustainability considerations
timeframes
for the retail sector and organisation:
role of various project management personnel and stakeholders in the management of projects
reporting hierarchy
administrative structures
risk, regulatory and sustainability issues for project management and particularly those related to:
financial management
human resource management
physical resource management
range of potential stakeholders in a retail project:
community agencies
customers
funding bodies
government departments or statutory authorities
industry associations
internal personnel
media
regulatory authorities
sponsors
suppliers
budgets and financial planning and monitoring.
Skills must be demonstrated in:
an industry workplace
a simulated retail work environment.
Assessment must ensure access to:
information and communications technology currently used to manage projects
physical and financial resources to support the project
a project team for whom the individual is a leader
project stakeholders with whom the individual can interact; these can be:
individuals in an industry workplace, or
individuals who participate in role plays or simulated activities, set up for the purpose of assessment, in a simulated industry environment.
Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations’ requirements for assessors.