Elements and Performance Criteria
- Establish the overall requirements of the field activities
- Identify key stakeholders along with their potential interests, sensitivities, roles and responsibilities
- Clarify the purpose and general objectives of the field activities with stakeholders and the level/detail of information required
- Identify and accurately interpret all statutory requirements that apply to the field activities
- Identify and interpret all existing enterprise requirements associated with field monitoring and/or survey activities
- Analyse drivers and constraints that may influence field activities
- Refine and document the detailed objectives of the field activities with senior management and key stakeholders
- Scope all requirements to collect appropriate data under field conditions
- Identify the type, quantity and quality of data needed to meet the defined objectives
- Identify sites or areas and resources required for all planned field activities
- Define data quality procedures that must be incorporated in all field activities
- Identify risks, environmental and safety issues associated with field activities
- Inspect all sites or areas and assess them against defined requirements and any standards that apply to the field activities
- Refine and document all requirements necessary to collect appropriate field data
- Select and adapt field protocols covering the field activities
- Identify field protocols that may be suitable for the defined field activities
- Review and select the most appropriate field protocol for the defined field activities
- Develop and document detailed methodologies, risk management plans and general time schedules covering all the planned field activities
- Design and document a detailed implementation plan
- Define all staff tasks, roles and responsibilities and the overall staff work program
- Identify and list all resources needed to undertake all planned field activities and associated pre- and post-field activities
- Design and document an overall implementation plan covering all enterprise field activities
- Meet with all staff involved and clearly outline the objectives, field methodologies and data quality procedures covered in the implementation plan
- Prepare a financial budget and staff training and work programs
- Develop a detailed budget, including contingencies covering all planned field activities
- Develop detailed staff work programs for individual field activities in the context of the implementation plan
- Identify competencies required to undertake all field activities and, if appropriate, develop appropriate training programs for all staff involved in field activities