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Plan, manage, and review advanced telecommunications projects
Level
6
Credits
10
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who currently work, or intend to work, in
advanced project management.
People assessed as competent in this unit standard are able to plan and
monitor resources, time, costs, and methods; also manage others,
communicate effectively, and work within defined deadlines.
Subfield
Telecommunications
Domain
Telecommunications - Organisational Operation and
Control
Status
Registered
Status date
28 July 1995
Date version published
25 January 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Unit 4993, Plan, manage, and review
telecommunications projects, New Zealand Certificate in
Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering or 5-10 years
relevant workplace experience, or demonstrate
equivalent knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0003
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
It will be likely that professional project managers are computer literate and
competent with at least one project management specific software package.
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General Range
Projects: specific outcome/date, specific outcome/general date, general
outcome/date; research, maintenance, restructuring, relocation, software
development, quality (improvement), policies and procedures, human resource,
productivity, technical, new products or services, augmentation of products and
services;
Legal requirements: Telecommunications Act 2001, Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992, Commerce Act 1986, Privacy Act 1993, Fair Trading Act
1986, Employment Relations Act 2000, Resource Management Act 1991, Local
Authorities (Members’ Interest) Act 1968, Official Information Act 1982;
Procedures and regulations: electrical regulations, interconnect
standards/agreements, internal employee relations and human resources, hurdle
rates, engineering, construction, strategic/investment plans, fiscal, customer, vision
and values, confidentiality, information technology.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Plan projects.
Performance criteria
1.1
Project plans are complete, accurate, and specify the relevant desired
outcomes.
Range
1.2
Project plans are agreed by project team to be achievable in the agreed
timeframe, and contingencies recognise identified constraints to the project.
Range
1.3
plans – manual, computerised, customised, project plans.
constraints – critical factors, budgets, resources, time-frames,
personnel.
Identified key contributors to the successful outcome of the project are
consulted for local analysis and forecasts.
Range
contributors – customers, contractors, colleagues, peers, local
authorities, management, finance;
local analysis – regional/divisional/departmental implications and
constraints to implementation.
1.4
Project plans reflect existing and new technologies, and modifications to project
plans remain consistent with the agreed purpose.
1.5
Developed communication strategies are implemented, and publicise the project
outcomes and timeframe to interested parties prior to project commencement.
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1.6
Project plans comply with legal requirements and organisational policies and
procedures.
Range
legal requirements and organisational policies – see General
Range.
Element 2
Manage projects.
Performance criteria
2.1
Project schedules are accurate, concise, and meet resource, time, cost, quality,
and customer requirements.
Range
2.2
Parties affected by the implementation or outcomes of the project are kept
informed of progress at regular intervals.
Range
2.3
parties – internal and external customers, management, financial
and administration, contractors.
Required project activity is communicated to providers in a format and
timeframe that meets the needs of the provider and the project.
Range
2.4
schedules – manual, computer software generated.
providers – contractors, agencies, suppliers, internal and external
customers; information, resources (physical and human), quality
control, authorisations, training.
Projects are reviewed at regular intervals for compliance with agreed
constraints, and contingency action is taken where required.
Range
constraints – quality, cost, resource utilisation, timing, critical path,
methods; legal requirements and organisational policies and
procedures.
2.5
Project team members are authorised, and required resources are available, to
complete delegated project work.
2.6
Project reports are comprehensive, accurate, and current and are received by
end-users in a format and timeframe that meets their needs.
Range
2.7
reports – progress reports, management reports, customer
reports, finance and budget reports, other project reports as
required.
Projects are completed on time, within budget and resource allocation, and to
the required quality and satisfaction of the client and the organisation.
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Element 3
Review the effectiveness of projects.
Performance criteria
3.1
Projects are reviewed with interested parties for desired results, compliance
with agreed organisational and customer constraints, and documented findings
include recommendations and required action.
Range
organisational and customer constraints – time, cost, resources,
quality, service, revenue generation;
interested parties – project planners, internal and external
customers, contractors, suppliers.
3.2
Reviewed projects are analysed for the methods and processes used and the
maintainability of the result.
3.3
Identified strengths and weaknesses in the project or project plan and
suggestions for improvement are disseminated to the authorised personnel.
Range
3.4
Reviewed projects comply with legal requirements and organisational policies
and procedures.
Range
3.5
weaknesses – faults, deadlines missed, quality problems,
manpower planning, coordination, lead times;
strengths – successes, methods, applications, equipment,
technology.
policies and procedures – as per General Range.
Review reports are complete, accurate, and available to authorised users in a
format and timeframe that meets their needs.
Range
review – short term, long term;
authorised users – management, project team, customers.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
reviewcomments@etito.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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