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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

analytical skills to interpret system transition plans

communication skills to liaise with client and technical staff to ensure requirements are known and can be met within timeframes

literacy skills to interpret technical specifications and related documentation

planning and organisational skills to manage data transition and data storage planning

research skills to specify analyse and evaluate broad features of a particular business domain and best practice in data transition

technical skills to

design data conversion workflow

identify data source for each database

Required knowledge

conversion strategies

current business practices related to transition strategies

cutover strategies

postconverging strategies

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 ability to

refine the transition strategy in the light of technical information and changemanagement plans

confirm acceptance plan

develop a data takeup plan

confirm cutover plan

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

IT specifications

changemanagement plan

acceptance test plan

IT security assurance specifications

appropriate learning and assessment support when required

modified equipment for people with special needs

Method of assessment

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

direct observation of candidate developing required data conversion contingencies

verbal or written questioning to assess candidates knowledge of

interpreting software specifications

cut over and test network equipment

Guidance information for assessment

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

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and suitable to the communication skill level language literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed

Indigenous people and other people from a nonEnglish speaking background may need additional support

In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge

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.

Client may include:	employees external organisations individuals internal departments.
Project team may include:	different businesses working in partnership individual business analysts solution developers and business clients working together third-party solution developers working together.
Acceptance criteria may include:	cost implications logistical considerations technical timeframe.
Database may include:	object-relational databases proprietary databases and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) database packages relational databases.
Constraints may include:	budget hardware legal constraints policy resource software time.
Requirements may refer to:	business network people in the organisation system.
Appropriate person may include:	authorised business representative client supervisor.