module 4
Consulting, assessment and planning and project management
Competencies:
Competency 13: Ability to detach from technical mindset and be sympathetic to a variety of organisations’ interests and needs.
Competency 14: Ability to gather, analyse, understand and communicate basic non-technical information about a specific VCO being served. (e.g. Strategic plan, staffing structure, programme plans, historical information, third party evaluations, etc)
Competency 15: Ability to conduct an assessment of organisational use and issues related to ICT. (e.g. ICT infrastructure and staff skills, opportunities for use of ICT to improve programme delivery and, marketing, ICT policies and procedures, ICT related decision making and budgeting, etc.
Competency 16: Ability to scope an ICT related project. (e.g. Identifying objectives for the project, creating a contract, setting timelines, developing budgeting, determining roles and responsibilities, etc.)
Competency 17: Ability to apply basic communication consulting skills (e.g. Presenting, facilitation, writing, listening, speaking with a variety of organisational departments (finance, executive, programs, etc.) in non-technical language
