Ensure that work activities and resources meet project work requirements

"This standard is about interpreting information, analysing information to identify resource requirements, ensuring the work activities are planned to meet project work requirements and developing, preparing, monitoring and modifying programmes and schedules in accordance with current organisational requirements which are equal to or exceed current statutory and legislative requirements.
This standard is for people working in the occupational area of construction site management which is defined as the management of multiple construction trades and disciplines and can be used by supervisors and managers"

"P1      identify major activities, determine the resources needed from
          the information available, prepare draft work programmes
          and schedules and record all the information
P2      evaluate, assess and record alternative methods, resources
          and systems and consider the outcomes in order to select the
          best solution to meet project requirements
P3      obtain clarification and advice from the following information
          sources where the resources required are not available
          3.1     stakeholders
          3.2     the workforce
          3.3     technical and trade literature
P4      analyse the activities against project requirements giving
          consideration to at least four of the following external factors
          and record the outcomes
          4.1     other lead programmes
          4.2     supply lead times
          4.3     contingencies
          4.4     special working conditions
          4.5     weather conditions
          4.6     statutory limitations
          4.7     site conditions
          4.8     environmental considerations
          4.9     customers
P5      determine how long each activity will take, identify and record
          the activities which influence each other and sequence them
          logically and realistically into a schedule so that they make
          the best use of the resources available
P6      ensure the production of detailed programmes and schedules
          of planned activities, including at least two of the following,
          which are consistent with the complexity of the project
          6.1    programmes
          6.2    network analysis
          6.3    critical activities
          6.4    action lists
          6.5    resource schedules
P7      develop, record and implement a system to monitor the
          works programmes and schedules, analyse and record the
          results and make recommendations to improve production
          and planning
P8      identify and record circumstances that cause alterations to
          the works programmes and schedules, calculate cost and time
          benefits to ensure they will meet changed circumstances and
          record decision-maker’s endorsement of changes"

"Performance Criteria 1
Draft work programmes and schedules
K1     how to identify major activities
K2     how to determine the resources required by analysing designs,
         contractual information, statutory consents, contractor’s pre
         planning information, conditions of contract, health, safety,
         welfare and environmental plans, risk assessments and
         method statements, programmes and schedules and sub
         contractor arrangements and attendance in relation to the
         following
         K2.1     people
         K2.2     plant, equipment and machinery
         K2.3     materials and components
         K2.4     sub-contractors
         K2.5     information
         K2.6     work area and facilities
         K2.7     waste management
         K2.8     utility providers
K3     how to prepare the following draft programmes and schedules
          K3.1     programmes
          K3.2     network analysis
          K3.3     critical activities
          K3.4     action lists
          K3.5     resources schedules
K4     why it is important to prepare draft programmes and
         schedules
Performance Criteria 2
Evaluate alternative methods
K5      how to evaluate alternative methods and systems in relation
          to the following resources
          K5.1    people
          K5.2    plant, equipment or machinery
          K5.3    materials and components
          K5.4    sub-contractors
          K5.5    information
          K5.6    work area and facilities
          K5.7    waste management
          K5.8    utility providers
K6      how to select the best solution to meet the following project
          requirements
          K6.1    contract conditions
          K6.2    contract programme stipulations
          K6.3    statutory consent
          K6.4    building control notification
          K6.5    third-party obligations
          K6.6    health and safety requirements
Performance Criteria 3
Obtain clarification and advice
K7      how to obtain clarification and advice from stakeholders, the
          workforce and technical and trade literature where the
          following resources are not available
          K7.1    people
          K7.2    plant, equipment and machinery
          K7.3    materials and components
          K7.4    sub-contractors
          K7.5    information
          K7.6    work area and facilities
          K7.7    waste management
          K7.8    utility providers
Performance Criteria 4
Analyse activities
K8      how to analyse method studies, work studies and production
          analysis activities against the following
          K8.1    contract conditions
          K8.2    contract programme stipulations
          K8.3    statutory consent
          K8.4    building control notification
          K8.5    third-party obligations
          K8.6    health and safety requirements
K9      how to identify and consider the following possible external
          factors
          K9.1    other related programmes
          K9.2    supply lead times
          K9.3    contingencies
          K9.4    special working conditions
          K9.5    weather conditions
          K9.6    statutory limitations
          K9.7    site conditions
          K9.8    environmental considerations
          K9.9    customers
K10    how to analyse activities against external factors
Performance Criteria 5
Identify and sequence activities
K11    how to calculate the duration of activities for programmes
          and schedules
K12    how to identify activities that influence each other
K13    how to make best use of resources by sequencing activities
          logically and realistically
Performance Criteria 6
Production of programmes and schedules
K14    how to ensure the production of the following detailed
          programmes and schedules
          K14.1    programmes
          K14.2    network analysis
          K14.3    critical activities
          K14.4    action lists
          K14.5    resources schedules
K15    how to ensure detailed programmes and schedules of
          planned activities are consistent with the complexity of the
          project
Performance Criteria 7
Develop a monitoring system
K16    how to develop a system to monitor the following works
          programmes and schedules
          K16.1    programmes
          K16.2    network analysis
          K16.3    critical activities
          K16.4    action lists
          K16.5    resources schedules
K17    how to implement a system to monitor works programmes
          and schedules and use the results to improve production and
          planning
Performance Criteria 8
Identify alterations
K18    how to identify alterations to the following works
          programmes and schedules
          K18.1    programmes
          K18.2    network analysis
          K18.3    critical activities
          K18.4    action lists
          K18.5    resources schedules
K19    how to ensure alterations to works programmes and
          schedules will meet changed circumstances"