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Elements and Performance Criteria

Identify project-management structure
Apply project governance policies and procedures
Monitor and review project governance
- Analyse and review project governance impact on achieving project objectives
- Document lessons learned and recommendations to assist future projects

Required Skills

Required skills

analytical skills to make distinctions between different roles capacities and requirements and clarify authority levels

leadership skills to maintain team performance in line with agreed structures

literacy skills to read and document governance plans and reviews

negotiation skills to

establish clear project roles and responsibilities

manage conflict

Required knowledge

escalation and issuesmanagement models

frameworks for authority delegations

organisation or industry governance models relevant to the project context

Evidence Required

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 following is essential

adopting and implementing a governance plan for a project of sufficient complexity to demonstrate the full range of performance requirements

effective team leadership applied to governance control and monitoring

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

examples of project governance documentation

records of governance implementation in stakeholder and team activities

Method of assessment

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

written reports and examples of governance management

observation of performance in role plays that demonstrate techniques in governance management

direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and thirdparty workplace reports of onthejob performance by the candidate

analysis of responses addressing different project scenarios that present issues and problems in managing project governance

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of strategies for governance management

review of governance management issues and responses within authorities

Guidance information for assessment

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

Range Statement

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.

Organisational governance policies and procedures may include:	acceptable language and terminology financial delegations formal authority levels frameworks and methodologies preferred organisational models quality-management requirements.
Roles and responsibilities may include:	financial delegations reporting lines subordinates task descriptions team culture values.
Delegated authorities may include:	client liaison financial expenditure process decisions purchasing stakeholder engagement.
Governance plan may include:	authority and delegation levels change and issues management escalation management key role descriptions organisation chart relationship-management process.
Conflicts may include disputes concerning:	control over decision making decision making outside of authority levels functional line responsibilities and project responsibilities non-acceptance of governance model not following governance arrangements unauthorised release of information.