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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Develop the innovation concept
   • Clarify and confirm the need for innovation and needs of users.
   • Design the innovation to meet user needs.
   • Determine organisational policies and procedures for the innovation.
2. Plan the innovation
   • Prepare a project plan documenting project stages, tasks, milestones and resources required to develop and implement the innovation.
   • Evaluate project barriers and develop a risk management strategy.
   • Establish criteria for evaluating project outcomes and deliverables.
3. Validate the innovation
   • Establish conditions and requirements for innovation trial.
   • Provide innovation specifications and implementation support.
   • Coordinate the innovation trial.
   • Analyse and report feedback to appropriate personnel.
   • Analyse validation feedback and coordinate required changes.
4. Implement the innovation
   • Determine logistics for implementing the innovation.
   • Implement innovation and monitor progress.
   • Recommend changes as required to achieve quality standards.
   • Manage and review the implementation process and provide reports to appropriate personnel.

Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, and must be able to provide evidence that they can:

For a given forest and wood products industry organisation within any sector, manage one project to develop, plan, validate and implement an innovation for the improvement of individual, team and/or organisational performance. The innovation “need” may be supplied to the candidate or self-identified.

For that project, develop a comprehensive project plan.

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Knowledge Evidence

A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

Innovation requirements, including:

objectives

design deliverables

quality standards.

Methods used to trial innovations, including any of the following:

focus group

pilot project

feasibility assessment

Key components of project management, including:

planning

risk management strategies

implementation and monitoring

review of outcomes.

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