Elements and Performance Criteria
- Establish design objectives and success factors
- Plan the design activity
- Package design workload into discrete, manageable design work units
- Evaluate scope of each design work unit and specify personnel and material resource requirements
- Schedule work for design work units according to target achievement dates and resource constraints
- Document design work plan, including key performance indicators, and gain approvals according to workplace procedures
- Implement design work plan
- Allocate human, material, equipment and system resources to particular design work units and tasks
- Consult with designers to establish key performance indicators and direct to finalise work preparations and processes
- Resolve coordination issues with supporting agencies and departments
- Identify inhibitors to achieving appropriate designs, consider solutions and resolve
- Complete progress reviews and provide support to designers to maintain technical design standards and achievement targets
- Prepare and certify final designs as meeting the required specifications
- Document and process final designs for client acceptance
- Record design process and problems and report to appropriate personnel
- Monitor and respond to design team performance
- Monitor performance targets to assess progress, revise targets or provide assistance to achieve targets
- Identify unsatisfactory performance and take prompt action to rectify
- Provide mentoring and coaching to support individuals and teams through the design process
- Negotiate and gain approval for recommended variations to plans
- Manage systems, procedures and records for performance management according to workplace procedures