MSS405000Develop competitive systems and practices for operational objectives

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What an assessment for MSS405000 must cover

42 assessable components: 4 elements (19 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 17 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Determine operational needs

  • 1.1Liaise with key stakeholders to determine operational objectives of organisation, department or functional area
  • 1.2Examine current operations to determine major areas requiring improvement
  • 1.3Identify competitive systems and practices strategies, techniques and/or tools that may deliver improvements in identified areas and evaluate against organisation needs
  • 1.4Consult with key stakeholders to select strategies, techniques and tools that support operational and organisation needs

2 Develop competitive systems and practices strategy

  • 2.1Estimate benefit/cost ratio for major stakeholders and value stream overall from selected options in different combinations
  • 2.2Determine preferred operations strategy
  • 2.3Examine and adapt strategy to organisation needs and priorities.
  • 2.4Examine and adapt competitive systems and practices techniques and tools to support implementation of strategy
  • 2.5Negotiate with key stakeholders to develop an implementation plan
  • 2.5Determine key information and performance indicators required

3 Implement strategy

  • 3.1Determine data collection requirements
  • 3.2Identify and evaluate methods of collecting and processing required data
  • 3.3Determine hardware and other resources requirements
  • 3.4Recognise skills and/or other development needs and provide or initiate support
  • 3.5Take or initiate action to obtain required approvals and resources
  • 3.6Coordinate and contribute to implementation of strategy in accordance with plan

4 Monitor implementation of strategy

  • 4.1Compare information and performance indicators with desired levels to determine any problems
  • 4.2Liaise with key stakeholders to resolve problems
  • 4.3Monitor implementation and make adjustments, as required, to achieve or improve outcomes of strategy

Performance evidence

  • determine an agreed strategy comprising at least 2 competitive systems and practices, techniques and/or tools aligned to operational objectives
  • plan and implement the strategy across an organisation, department or functional area.

Knowledge evidence

  • principles, techniques and tools of competitive systems and practices being developed, including:
  • kaizen and kaizen blitz techniques
  • muda identification and minimisation
  • benefit/cost determination and application
  • how to match and prioritise strategies to organisation goals
  • customer requirement stages where value stream actions may occur
  • methods of collecting and processing required data
  • techniques to facilitate communications and agreement across levels and areas of the organisation
  • underpinning values relevant to competitive systems and practices and their relevance to operational objectives including:
  • respect for people
  • respect for process
  • transparency and culture of learning
  • creation of value and customer perceived value
  • empowered teams and devolved decision making and/or strategy deployment
  • go and see and/or go to the source decision-making
  • rapid cycle or iterative development
  • empirical development.

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Reading skills to interpret complex workplace documentation
  • Writing: Writing skills to communicate with a range of stakeholders
  • Oral communication: Oral communication skills to facilitate engagement and agreement
  • Numeracy: Numeracy skills to interpret and amend KPIs.

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Questions about assessing MSS405000

What does an assessment tool for MSS405000 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MSS405000 needs to address all 42 unit components: 4 elements with 19 performance criteria, 2 performance evidence requirements, 17 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for MSS405000?

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