AMPMGT608 — Benchmark to manage and improve workplace performance
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What an assessment for AMPMGT608 must cover
52 assessable components: 4 elements (29 performance criteria), 16 performance evidence and 5 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 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 Identify the need for benchmarking
- 1.1Identify benchmarking as a tool for achieving strategic goals in workplace planning processes
- 1.2Analyse customer requirements, perceptions and satisfaction data to identify the need for improvement
- 1.3Analyse competitors’ products or processes to identify the need for improvement
- 1.4Analyse company processes to determine potential improvements to efficiency
- 1.5Analyse regulatory requirements to identify the need for improvement
2 Prepare for benchmarking
- 2.1Determine scope and parameters of the benchmarking exercise according to workplace priorities and plans
- 2.2Estimate benchmarking resource requirements and include in budgets and operational plans
- 2.3Plan benchmarking strategies around realistic timeframes and workplace planning cycles
- 2.4Identify and plan software, communication and mathematical requirements
- 2.5Develop benchmarking goals in consultation with stakeholders
- 2.6Select benchmarking teams according to agreed criteria
- 2.7Confirm team roles and responsibilities, and deliver training accordingly
- 2.8Schedule and document benchmarking activities following consultation with stakeholders
- 2.9Establish and agree criteria for internal and external benchmarking with benchmarking team
- 2.10Identify internal and external benchmarking partners or sources, according to the scope, parameters and goals of the benchmarking exercise
- 2.11Develop cooperative and open relationships with benchmark partners
3 Undertake benchmarking activity
- 3.1Identify and negotiate logistical requirements and impacts of the benchmarking exercise with stakeholders
- 3.2Develop statistical analysis and measurement frameworks
- 3.3Develop and agree problem-solving processes
- 3.4Analyse and document own workplace or department functions, processes and operations according to agreed criteria
- 3.5Analyse and document benchmarking partners functions, processes, operations and performance outcomes
- 3.6Compare performance to identify compatibility of measurement data, commonalities, trends, differences and gaps
- 3.7Communicate comparisons or benchmarking reports to benchmarking partners according to agreement
- 3.8Develop strategies for change from analysing and evaluating divergences and gaps
4 Capitalise on benchmarking outcomes
- 4.1Identify opportunities for using benchmarking and benchmarking data in continuous improvement processes
- 4.2Build customer consultation and feedback into continuous improvement processes
- 4.3Support workplace personnel during the change process
- 4.4Measure and report improvements resulting from benchmarking processes to stakeholders
- 4.5Use benchmarking information to develop the workplace’s competitive advantage and market profile
Performance evidence
- determined criteria identifying appropriate benchmarking partners and maintaining positive partner relationships, according to workplace goals and directions
- accessed industry and workplace benchmarking data
- analysed and interpreted a range of complex qualitative and quantitative data relating to workplace operations and benchmarking activities
- identified workplace goals and directions, and explained the role of benchmarking in achieving workplace goals
- developed and maintained positive relationships with benchmarking partners
- worked effectively as an individual and as a member of a team
- used effective communication, negotiation and leadership skills in a range of benchmarking interactions, including with benchmarking teams, benchmarking partners and internal stakeholders
- used problem-solving skills in a range of situations
- used information and communications technology, including performance management, project management, statistical and modelling software
- prepared a strategy for gathering and analysing customer feedback
- developed a financial model for measuring return on investment (ROI) for benchmarking processes
- developed and implemented a communication and marketing strategy to inform stakeholders (including senior management, personnel at all levels of the organisation, and customers) of benchmarking goals, progress and outcomes
- prepared benchmarking action plans that specify resource requirements, methodologies, milestones, communication strategies and timelines, including mechanisms for linking with workplace planning cycles and continuous improvement strategies
- developed and implemented strategies for the resolution of logistical, resource, cultural, ethical and political issues raised during the benchmarking process, including scheduling team member release and involvement, supporting individuals through change, managing group dynamics, handling confidentiality and commercially sensitive information, and dealing with diversity
- developed performance indicators for the workplace, function, department or process being benchmarked
- implemented the findings of the benchmarking exercise, including interpreting benchmarking results, identifying areas for improvements, and building findings into targets and planning
Knowledge evidence
- the role of performance indicators in benchmarking
- the difference between performance and process benchmarking
- relevant workplace health and safety, environmental, animal welfare and biosecurity, workplace and regulatory requirements
- the critical factors required for successful and effective benchmarking processes and outcomes, and the implications of workplace benchmarking activities
- principles of calculating ROI
Foundation skills
- Oral communication: • Interact effectively with team members and management • Present information to a group
- Numeracy: • Carry out calculations related to budgeting and return on investment (ROI) • Use software programs to model outcomes • Recognise trends in graphs
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Questions about assessing AMPMGT608
What does an assessment tool for AMPMGT608 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AMPMGT608 needs to address all 52 unit components: 4 elements with 29 performance criteria, 16 performance evidence requirements, 5 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 AMPMGT608?
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