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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to conduct configuration management activities
  2. Stakeholders are identified and consulted on materiel, and materiel systems needs and capabilities in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
  3. Effective relationships are developed with stakeholders through consultation
  4. Legislation and organisational policy and procedures that may impact on configuration management activities are identified and analysed
  5. Sources of information relevant to configuration management activities are identified and relevant information is obtained in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
  6. Personnel involved in configuration management activities are briefed in accordance with standard procedures
  7. Conduct configuration management activities
  8. Configuration management methods and techniques appropriate to area are employed in accordance with plans, schedules and standard procedures
  9. Configuration management activities are conducted and concluded within resource constraints
  10. Configuration management activities are implemented, monitored and amended based on changing circumstances in accordance with methodologies and procedures
  11. Resources are allocated to configuration management activities in accordance with configuration management plan and resource availability
  12. Report on configuration management
  13. Configuration management performance is reported to all stakeholders in a transparent manner in accordance with compliance requirements
  14. Configuration management reports are regularly reviewed to ensure systems and/or equipment capability is maintained throughout its life cycle, in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
  15. Maintain configuration management records
  16. Configuration management records are completed in accordance with relevant policy and procedures
  17. Configuration management records are amended and documented in accordance with organisational policy and procedures

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

adhering to and applying relevant data and information management processes

analysing data and information

applying relevant configuration management and project management knowledge to work and to guide problem solving

displaying resilience by continuing to move forward despite criticism or setbacks

identifying relationships between organisational goals and recognising how own work contributes to achieving these goals

identifying, reviewing and analysing information that may impact on configuration management program, or may be impacted by configuration management program

managing time and prioritising work to ensure objectives are met in accordance with schedule

negotiating and communicating effectively with key internal and external stakeholders and resolving potential areas of conflict or concern to ensure overall configuration management objectives are achieved

undertaking performance measurement relevant to configuration management to enable objectives to be measured against defined parameters

using appropriate information technology and software

using organisational strategic objectives to identify and assess potential alliances and effective strategies.


Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

configuration management processes

level of written and oral communication required to prepare correspondence and reports

organisational policy and procedures related to configuration management

organisational role relevant to configuration management

product knowledge related to systems and/or equipment in service in the organisation

safety, legislative and statutory requirements, including relevant environmental and sustainability issues

technical regulatory framework.