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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Establish design objectives and success factors
  2. Plan the design activity
  3. Implement design work plan
  4. Monitor and respond to design team performance

Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit. If a specific volume or frequency is not stated below, then evidence must be provided that the following requirements have been performed on at least one occasion:

manage product design in line with design criteria and performance targets that includes establishment, planning, implementing and monitoring the process

determine, document and communicate key success indicators for the whole job and individual staff targets and performance indicators

produce a written design work plan

complete a basic report on the design process and problems encountered.


Knowledge Evidence

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

content and application of applicable regulations for certifying final designs

project management principles

planning processes for a design job

common products for which designs are produced, their features, use and individual design components

design capacity of equipment and systems

skill capabilities of design team members

ways of breaking up design tasks into manageable parts for design teams members and methods to coordinate whole of job outcomes

key success and performance indicators for design activities and methods of communicating these to team members:

producing designs in the time allocated

meeting specified design criteria

minimising the impact of production on the environment

format, content and use of:

design work plans

final designs

certification documents

records for performance management of team members

reports on design processes and problems

methods to monitor and respond to team performance:

assessing skill capability and outputs

mentoring and coaching

conflict resolution and staff counselling

organisational procedures for managing product designs:

communication reporting lines for design team

staff counselling

documenting design work plans and reports

certifying designs