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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to conduct configuration management activities
  2. Conduct configuration management activities
  3. Report on configuration management
  4. Maintain configuration management records

Required Skills

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

This describes the essential knowledge and skills and their level required for this unit

Required knowledge

Configuration management processes

Organisational policy and procedures related to configuration management

Organisational role relevant to configuration management

Product knowledge related to systems andor equipment in service in the organisation

Safety legislative and statutory requirements including environmental sustainability issues relevant to configuration management

Technical regulatory framework

Written and oral communication to a level required in the preparation of correspondence and reports

Required skills

Apply configuration management and project management knowledge relevant to work being performed

Demonstrate an understanding of the strategic objectives of the organisation and identify and assess potential alliances and effective strategies

Display resilience by continuing to move forward despite criticism or setbacks

Identify review and analyse information that may impact on the configuration management program or may be impacted by the configuration management program

Identify the relationship between organisational goals and recognise how own work contributes to the achievement of those goals

Manage time and prioritise work to ensure objectives are met in accordance with the schedule

Negotiate and communicate effectively with key stakeholders both internal and external and resolve any potential areas of conflict or concern to ensure that overall configuration management objectives are achieved

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

Use appropriate information technology and software

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required knowledge and skills the range statement and the assessment guidelines for this Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to

adhere to and apply relevant data and information management processes

analyse data and information

apply knowledge of materiel configuration management to assist in work and to guide problem solving

Competency should be demonstrated over time and should be observed in a range of actual or simulated work contexts

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency should be assessed in the workplace or in a simulated workplace environment

Access is required to

computer and relevant software

legislation guidelines procedures and protocols relating to configuration management

plans

workplace documentation

Method of assessment

Assessment of this unit must be undertaken by a registered training organisation

Where possible assessment should be supported by questions to assess required knowledge Questioning techniques should suit the language and literacy levels of the candidate

Assessment methods should reflect workplace demands such as literacy and the needs of particular groups

Assessment methods suitable for valid and reliable assessment of this competency may include but are not limited to a combination of

authenticated evidence from the workplace andor training programs

case studies

demonstration

feedback from supervisors and peers regarding the candidates ability

observation

portfolios

projects

questioning

reviews or reports prepared by the candidate

scenarios

simulation or role plays


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.

Stakeholders may include:

capability manager

contractors

customers

project managers

regulators

subordinates

supervisors

suppliers

Materiel may include:

all items (including ships, tanks, self-propelled weapon, aircraft etc. and related spares, repair parts and support equipment but excluding real property, installations and utilities) necessary to equip, operate, maintain and support designated activities without distinction as to its application for administrative or operational purposes

Organisational policy and procedures may include:

Australian Standards

international standards

organisational instructions and standards

Legislation may include:

relevant federal, state and local government legislation and regulations

Configuration management activities may include:

data and information analysis

data and information management

data and information retrieval

identification of data and information

reporting

research

Sources of information may include:

contractors

databases

duty statements

legislation

managers

peers

plans

policies

procedures

publications

reference material

standards

supervisors

suppliers

Personnel may include:

capability manager

contractors

customers

project managers

regulators

subordinates

supervisors

suppliers

team members

Resources may include:

contractual

financial

information technology applications and tools

infrastructure

personnel

time

Methodologies and procedures may include:

configuration management

costing analysis

life cycle costing

logistics support analysis

maintenance requirement determination

procurement

reliability centred maintenance

reliability, availability and maintainability

systems engineering

Compliance requirements may include:

authority

delegations

environmental

legislative

organisational policy

regulatory

Life cycle may include:

whole of a particular item/system/process, from identification of a capability need to capability disposal

Configuration management records may include:

databases

files

information technology systems

registers

spreadsheets