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Evidence Guide: CPCMCM8001 - Plan and manage complex projects

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CPCMCM8001 - Plan and manage complex projects

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Identify strategic and operational needs of the project during planning phase.

  1. Project’s strategic context and operational requirements are identified and analysed.
  2. Organisation’s strategic and business plans and their output requirements are identified and analysed.
  3. Client requirements and impact of legislation and industry codes and standards are identified and fully explored.
  4. Risk management analysis is conducted and risk management plan is developed and documented.
Project’s strategic context and operational requirements are identified and analysed.

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Organisation’s strategic and business plans and their output requirements are identified and analysed.

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Client requirements and impact of legislation and industry codes and standards are identified and fully explored.

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Risk management analysis is conducted and risk management plan is developed and documented.

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions.

1.

Identify strategic and operational needs of the project during planning phase.

1.1.

Project’s strategic context and operational requirements are identified and analysed.

1.2.

Organisation’s strategic and business plans and their output requirements are identified and analysed.

1.3.

Client requirements and impact of legislation and industry codes and standards are identified and fully explored.

1.4.

Risk management analysis is conducted and risk management plan is developed and documented.

2.

Prepare project plan.

2.1.

Precise specifications and terms of reference for the project are defined and documented.

2.2.

Project budget is developed, specified to a level that can be used for managing sub-tasks, and documented.

2.3.

Skills needed for successful completion of project are defined.

2.4.

Physical and other resources required to support project are defined and documented and processes to secure them are commenced.

2.5.

Timelines, schedules and critical path for the project are developed and documented, taking into consideration contingencies and time slippages.

2.6.

Reporting and communication strategy or process is defined and documented.

3.

Assemble project team and commence work.

3.1.

Appropriate project team members are secured and briefed regarding the project, their roles, levels of delegated responsibility, and outcomes to be achieved.

3.2.

Communication processes are put in place to coordinate work and inform team members of progress.

3.3.

Clear reporting processes for team members are communicated.

4.

Manage project.

4.1.

Project progress is monitored according to project plan requirements, using appropriate project management tools and methodologies.

4.2.

Team members are supported and their output is managed against key performance indicators identified in project plan.

4.3.

Corrections, changes and additions are made to project plan in light of changing circumstances to ensure project aims and outcomes are met.

4.4.

Resourcing to support project is monitored and corrections are made to reflect changing circumstances.

4.5.

Reporting of overall project progress is made to senior management or client as required and in line with project plan.

5.

Finalise project.

5.1.

Required handover to staff members responsible for ongoing implementation or maintenance of project products or services is conducted efficiently, effectively and in line with organisational procedures.

5.2.

Project team members and relevant stakeholders are debriefed about conduct of project and outcomes achieved.

5.3.

Report is prepared analysing strengths and weaknesses of project plan and conduct of project.

6.

Use project to improve future processes.

6.1.

Learning outcomes are identified and analysed to inform future complex projects.

6.2.

Strategic impact of project is considered and fed into the organisation’s ongoing strategic planning processes.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions.

1.

Identify strategic and operational needs of the project during planning phase.

1.1.

Project’s strategic context and operational requirements are identified and analysed.

1.2.

Organisation’s strategic and business plans and their output requirements are identified and analysed.

1.3.

Client requirements and impact of legislation and industry codes and standards are identified and fully explored.

1.4.

Risk management analysis is conducted and risk management plan is developed and documented.

2.

Prepare project plan.

2.1.

Precise specifications and terms of reference for the project are defined and documented.

2.2.

Project budget is developed, specified to a level that can be used for managing sub-tasks, and documented.

2.3.

Skills needed for successful completion of project are defined.

2.4.

Physical and other resources required to support project are defined and documented and processes to secure them are commenced.

2.5.

Timelines, schedules and critical path for the project are developed and documented, taking into consideration contingencies and time slippages.

2.6.

Reporting and communication strategy or process is defined and documented.

3.

Assemble project team and commence work.

3.1.

Appropriate project team members are secured and briefed regarding the project, their roles, levels of delegated responsibility, and outcomes to be achieved.

3.2.

Communication processes are put in place to coordinate work and inform team members of progress.

3.3.

Clear reporting processes for team members are communicated.

4.

Manage project.

4.1.

Project progress is monitored according to project plan requirements, using appropriate project management tools and methodologies.

4.2.

Team members are supported and their output is managed against key performance indicators identified in project plan.

4.3.

Corrections, changes and additions are made to project plan in light of changing circumstances to ensure project aims and outcomes are met.

4.4.

Resourcing to support project is monitored and corrections are made to reflect changing circumstances.

4.5.

Reporting of overall project progress is made to senior management or client as required and in line with project plan.

5.

Finalise project.

5.1.

Required handover to staff members responsible for ongoing implementation or maintenance of project products or services is conducted efficiently, effectively and in line with organisational procedures.

5.2.

Project team members and relevant stakeholders are debriefed about conduct of project and outcomes achieved.

5.3.

Report is prepared analysing strengths and weaknesses of project plan and conduct of project.

6.

Use project to improve future processes.

6.1.

Learning outcomes are identified and analysed to inform future complex projects.

6.2.

Strategic impact of project is considered and fed into the organisation’s ongoing strategic planning processes.

Range Statement

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.

Legislation and industry codes and standards must include:

Australian and international standards applicable to the project

building Acts and regulations

infrastructure supply regulations

National Construction Code.

Risk management analysis must include:

analysing potential for workers’ compensation claims

assessing public liability requirements

establishing or confirming business continuity plans

considering changing government policy or funding arrangements

identifying environmental obligations

identifying and mitigating work health and safety risks

identifying property development and maintenance requirements.

Specifications and terms of reference must include:

defining project aims

describing outcomes to be achieved using clear metrics

describing all stakeholders

describing project parameters and scope of operations.

Project management tools must include:

critical path analysis

Gantt or PERT charts or other industry-accepted project management tools

in-house or proprietary software

scheduling and reporting templates.