Apply business acumen to network planning

Unit of competency Outline

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22/07/2026 8:04 PM AWST

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Unit of competency

National Code
ICTNPL412

State Code
OCV88

TGA Status
Current

DTWD Status
Approved

Current Release Number
1.00

Current Release Date
19/01/2021

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State Implementation and Classification

Approved Date

29/03/2021

Field of Education

080399 - Business And Management, N.e.c.

Original Release Date

29/03/2021

Nominal Hours

Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to consider business drivers in decision-making processes for network planning and investment. It prepares individuals for entry into planning and design for network additions and implementations to accommodate network growth and incorporating new technologies.It applies to individuals with diverse telecommunications networking skills and extensive knowledge of core and access network capabilities of service providers.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Notes

Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Analyse network usage forecasts

1.1 Obtain work details and scope from relevant personnel and arrange for network access in compliance with required security arrangements, legislation, codes, regulations, standards and organisational requirements
1.2 Organise network information concerning customer service and usage data, according to organisational requirements
1.3 Determine trends in customer network demands, and operating environments and markets, according to organisational requirements
1.4 Assess key measures of capacity and customer demand, according to organisational requirements

2. Build models to develop business cases

2.1 Construct network model and represent key options and strategic network plan proposals
2.2 Determine rights of carriers and service providers in installing facilities under required legislation
2.3 Produce strategic network plan with key variables, and communicate plan to relevant personnel
2.4 Determine key economic measures, business risks and values, and available resources for network planning strategies
2.5 Recommend network planning strategies to relevant personnel

3. Analyse financial trends

3.1 Determine and confirm extent of financial analysis required to plan network
3.2 Apply required economic measures in financial analysis and develop recommended network strategy
3.3 Obtain required financial investment tools and determine financial viability of network plans

4. Analyse demographic trends

4.1 Determine and confirm extent of demographic analysis required to plan network
4.2 Gather demographic data and determine impact of demographic diversity on network planning strategies
4.3 Analyse data and produce demographic trends for use in strategy developments in network planning

5. Analyse technological trends

5.1 Determine and confirm extent of technological analysis required to plan network
5.2 Determine unit costs associated with required network technologies and products
5.3 Research the advantages and implementation requirements of network technology bases stipulated in the recommended network strategy

6. Evaluate network deployment architecture

6.1 Evaluate network deployment architecture according to architectural and network deployment rules
6.2 Produce a network business model in consideration of commercial considerations and exemption processes

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Replaces

State Code	National Code	Title	Type
AWE47	ICTNPL401	Apply business acumen to network planning	Unit of competency

State Code	National Code	Title	Type
BGJ5	ICT60220	Advanced Diploma of Information Technology	Qualification