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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Define the content needs
   • Research the strategic intent of the website, or system, from the business requirements and client expectations
   • Provide direction in order to develop the information requirements, based on the business and client requirements
   • Synthesise the required information, and group it into business schemes related to the business structure
   • Direct the determination of content requirements for each process
2. Contribute to the description of the system and transmission media
   • Consult with network and system specialists
   • Critically analyse the features of the physical environment, to interface with the information system architecture
   • Estimate the traffic content and volumes, based on the business requirements
3. Supervise the development of content structure and navigation plan
   • Organise the information into related topics
   • Ensure that the information hierarchy is in a valid sequence
   • Provide direction for clear, valid and intuitive labelling
   • Review and commit to the feasibility of architecture design
   • Develop the acceptance criteria
4. Implement the navigation system development
   • Coordinate the fit of navigational systems with the business requirements
   • Supervise the development of navigational search subsystems
   • Lead the development of consistent, and logical, labelling systems
5. Finalise the testing and accept the information architecture model
   • Lead the construction of an information architecture prototype
   • Ensure that a broad sample of business clients are engaged
   • Ensure that the site content meets the business needs
   • Lead the testing of the information architecture prototype, to test that it operates on the chosen system, and transmission media
   • Supervise the user-acceptance test

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

identify the strategic and business intent of the website or system

conduct business meetings, applying effective communication techniques

research and determine the essential requirements of a product, applying quality management principles

describe the features of the website or system

develop the navigation system

construct an information architecture prototype

test the prototype with the operating system and the transition media

supervise the user acceptance test.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

examine the equity and diversity principles relevant to information architecture projects

research and critique organisational policies and procedures, as they apply to the project

determine and outline the public sector legislation, codes of practice and other formal agreements, that directly impact on the business operations

evaluate the components of telecommunications networks

research and synthesise the workplace, and industry environment, as it applies to information architecture.

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