Elements and Performance Criteria
- Develop project plan
- Project objectives, including consultation strategies with community, are clearly defined in the project plan in accordance with organisational policies and relevant legislation.
- Project plan is developed, incorporating outcomes of stakeholder consultation.
- Potential and actual risks and options to manage risks are investigated and clearly recorded in the project plan.
- Contingencies are considered and planned for.
- Determine resource requirements
- Human resources, equipment and material requirements for individual tasks are determined.
- Potential sources of resource and equipment supply are evaluated against project objectives.
- Management endorsements regarding resources and equipment are obtained where necessary.
- Where required, ongoing development and training for project team members and self, are identified, planned for and implemented to achieve project objectives.
- Resource and equipment access strategies and management plans are developed and agreed according to organisation's guidelines.
- Manage implementation
- Mechanisms are implemented to measure, record and report progress of activities in relation to the agreed schedule and plans.
- Contingencies are managed to ensure project meets specifications.
- Quality assurance processes are implemented based on the project plan.
- Progress is reviewed throughout the project life cycle, with any agreed changes implemented to ensure consistency with project scope, objectives and constraints .
- Financial management guidelines and processes are implemented to monitor actual expenditure and to control costs.
- Individual performance, including self-evaluation, is measured against criteria and actions are initiated to overcome shortcomings in performance.
- Agreed communication processes with stakeholders are implemented and maintained to ensure effective communication throughout the project life cycle.
- Stakeholder relationships are maintained to ensure clarity of understanding of objectives and to identify any potential conflict throughout the project life cycle.
- Finalisation plans, guidelines and activities are implemented to ensure final outcomes meet original project objectives.
- Evaluate the project