NZQA Expiring unit standard
25463 version 3
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Title
Manage a plan to achieve organisational objectives
Level
5
Purpose
Credits
10
This unit standard is for people who have responsibility for
managing the output of a work team.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: set, agree,
and update objectives for the work team; develop a plan to
achieve the objectives; source, allocate, and adjust resources
to achieve the objectives; and monitor and evaluate the
effectiveness of the plan in achieving the objectives.
Classification
Business Operations and Development > People Development
and Coordination
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard builds on Unit 15190, Develop, implement, and evaluate work
team plans and may lead on to Unit 23913, Implement, monitor, and review a
strategic plan.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to: Employment
Relations Act 2000, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Human Rights Act
1993, Privacy Act 1993, and Resource Management Act 1991. Relevant legislation
may also include any specific bylaws, acts, and statutes that may apply to the work
activities within the specific organisation. They, along with the organisation’s policies
and procedures, determine the framework in which the operations of the organisation
are conducted.
3
Definitions
Organisation refers to a specific business entity which may be – profit or non-profit; in
private, public, or voluntary sectors; a business unit, iwi, or other special-purpose body.
Objectives are the clearly defined and documented expectations for a work team’s
ongoing operations.
Work team is defined as a temporary or on-going group whose members are jointly
charged with working together to achieve a clearly defined purpose or outcome.
4
People will be assessed against this unit standard on the basis of evidence of
demonstrated and repeatable performance in the workplace.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Set, agree, and update objectives for the work team.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Objectives are developed and agreed in consultation with stakeholders, and are
aligned with organisational plans.
Range
1.2
plans may include but are not limited to – operational, business,
strategic.
Objectives are clear and are within areas of responsibility.
Range
objectives include but are not limited to – measures of
performance, actions, time-frames.
1.3
Consultation processes are timely and secure quality input and participation
from those involved.
1.4
Objectives are updated where required to reflect organisational change and
changes to individual and/or team areas of responsibility.
Outcome 2
Develop a plan to achieve the objectives.
Range
plan includes but is not limited to – work methods, milestone outcomes.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Plan is developed in consultation with stakeholders, and decision-making
authority is established in accordance with organisational requirements.
2.2
Plan is clear, concise, and agreed, and includes agreed performance standards
for meeting objectives.
2.3
Plan is complete, complies with relevant legislation, meets organisational policy
and procedures and client needs.
2.4
Plan identifies risks that may impact on the achievement of the objectives, and
identifies contingencies for dealing with them.
2.5
Plan and work methods make effective use of available resources.
Range
resources may include but are not limited to – human, physical,
financial.
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Outcome 3
Source, allocate, and adjust resources to achieve the objectives.
Range
resources – human, physical, financial.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Resources required to achieve the objectives are organised and available for
use in accordance with plans and with organisational requirements.
Range
3.2
plans may include but are not limited to – operational, business,
strategic.
Resource plans are adjusted as required to meet unplanned and/or
unscheduled events.
Outcome 4
Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan in achieving the objectives.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Implemented work plans are monitored in accordance with organisational
requirements.
4.2
Current status of outcomes against objectives is recorded in a format in
accordance with organisational requirements.
4.3
Recorded current status is evaluated to identify opportunities for improvement.
4.4
Opportunities for improvement are assessed for feasibility in consultation with
appropriate individuals, and any changes to work plans are implemented in the
required time-frame and format.
4.5
Evaluation results and any changes to plans are communicated in accordance
with organisational requirements and procedures.
Replacement information
This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
27520 and unit standard 27521.
This unit standard replaced unit standard 7452.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
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25463 version 3
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
20 February 2009
31 December 2018
Review
2
17 November 2011
31 December 2018
Rollover
3
15 August 2013
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0113
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR 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.
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