Project managers in small, medium or large organisations apply the skills and knowledge in this unit to recommend project decommissioning or closure during or on completion of an IT project.
Their job roles combine high-level management, business and technical skills necessary to manage complex technology projects within the information and communications technology (ICT) industry.
Not applicable.
1. Evaluate project performance | 1.1 Collect project performance metrics 1.2 Debrief project team 1.3 Debrief project stakeholders 1.4 Summarise and report on results |
2. Finalise the project | 2.1 Review project performance to determine whether the project should be continued, decommissioned or closed 2.2 Assess the impact of continuing, decommissioning or closing the project 2.3 Recommend appropriate management action to the relevant governing authority 2.4 Decommission or close the project if required |
3. Action outstanding activities | 3.1 Identify outstanding activities and create an action plan 3.2 Assign responsibilities to action outstanding activities 3.3 Follow up outstanding activities to ensure completion |
Required skills
analytical skills to:
analyse metrics
identify issues, root causes and solution options
facilitation and communication skills to conduct interviews, reviews, debrief workshops and presentations
negotiation skills to negotiate the best outcomes for stakeholders given the results of analysis.
Required knowledge
problem-solving techniques to address issues related to project closure
project-management methods, practices and processes.
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | Evidence of the ability to: recommend and plan the decommissioning or closure of a complex IT project based on collected performance metrics. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Assessment must ensure access to: appropriate learning and assessment support when required modified equipment for people with special needs relevant project documentation, including project metrics project stakeholders. |
Method of assessment | A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit: preferred assessment method is through a workplace project or through a simulated medium to large enterprise workplace direct observation of the candidate carrying out project work verbal or written questioning to assess required knowledge and skills review of reports, documents and presentations review of a portfolio of the project work undertaken. |
Guidance information for assessment | Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, where appropriate. Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and suitable to the communication skill level, language, literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed. Indigenous people and other people from a non-English speaking background may need additional support. In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge. |
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Project performance metrics may include: | financial measures: actual versus planned budget actual versus planned return on investment (RoI) projections earned value (EV) and EV performance indexes quality measures: number of defects stakeholder satisfaction feedback scope measures: actual versus expected number of change requests amount of rework requirements or user story backlogs time measures: actual versus expected burn-down rates planned versus actual schedule. |
IT project management
This unit contains employability skills.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement but users should confirm requirements with the relevant federal, state or territory authority.