Elements and Performance Criteria
- Collect and collate all available data
- Assess actual data against benchmarks, specifications and predictions
- Analyse system performance and compare with system specifications and performance predictions
- Analyse supply and stock use and compare with previous and estimated usage and costs
- Analyse crop production and compare with previous and predicted production
- Analyse water usage and quality and compare with past and predicted usage and quality
- Analyse climatic information and compare with predicted trends
- Analyse soil properties and compare with previous and predicted properties
- Analyse production costs related to irrigation system and compare with previous and predicted costs
- Analyse net profits and compare with past and predicted profits
- Compile a report of system evaluation
- Examine indicators of good performance
- Examine indicators of poor performance
- Examine causes of deviations from performance specifications and requirements
- Prepare a report that includes discussion of results of data analysis and conclusions reached on irrigation system performance in relation to crop production and business performance
- Recommend alterations to achieve performance improvement