Project Work Plan: Job Analysis Exam Development Classification Department

PROJECT WORK PLAN
Job Analysis and Exam Development for

Classification
Department
Project Objectives: Identify critical job tasks and associated knowledge, skills,
and abilities of classification incumbents through a job
analysis process and use the information to create an
examination.
Proposed Completion Date: Month, Day, Year
Department Contacts: Department Contact (analyst) ###-####

Department Contact (manager) ###-####
Target Completion
Tasks/Events
Date
Conduct initial planning meeting(s)
Discuss project parameters
Date
Develop a project timeline
Communicate with incumbents and supervisors

Discuss project, anticipated involvement, tentative timeline, etc., if needed
Date
Identify Management Advisory Panel
Background research of job content and structure

Review background information
Review O*NET
Review job analyses conducted for similar positions in other organizations Date
Develop preliminary list of job task and knowledge, skill, and ability
statements
Conduct Job Audits

Schedule and conduct job audits/interviews/observations
 # Analysts assigned to conducting audits
 #-# Classification incumbents
Transcribe job audit/interview information
Revise list of job task and knowledge, skill, and ability statements
Date
(Participants should be actual incumbents of the job and have a
minimum of one year of experience. Participants can also be direct
supervisors, however please do not have more than 15% of the number
requested be direct supervisors)
Project Work Plan
Target Completion
Tasks/Events
Date
Job Analysis Workshop (Date)
Develop job analysis questionnaire

Review and revise list of job task and knowledge, skill, and ability statements
with subject matter experts (SMEs)
SME Requirement:
Date – # - # Classification incumbents
(Participants should be actual incumbents of the job and have a Date

requested for either class be direct supervisors)
Meeting Information:
Meetings will be held at location from time
Webinar/Teleconferencing is available for SMEs outside the
Sacramento area
Job Analysis Survey (to be launched on Date)
Provide ratings of job tasks and KSAs in order to address the

requirements of the Federal Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection
Procedures.
Survey e-mailed or mailed to SMEs on Date with a completion date of

Date.
Week of Date
SME Requirements:
# Classification (minimum)
SMEs Link the Tasks to KSAs
SME Requirement:
Date-# – # Classification incumbents

Week of Date
Meetings will be held at the location from time

Sacramento area
Project Work Plan
Target Completion
Tasks/Events
Date
Analyze job analysis data
 Analyze demographics, task, and knowledge, skill, and ability ratings
Week of Date
 Develop preliminary description of job
Review job analysis results

 Identify content areas to assess
Week of Date
 Develop description of job
Develop examination instruments

 Determine how to assess content areas
 Assist in examination development
Week of Date
 Review assessment(s)/instrument(s)
 Review scoring criteria
Finalize draft assessment(s)/instrument(s) and scoring criteria

Date
Exam Development:
Conduct Exam development meeting with subject matter experts (SMEs) in
which SMEs will assist in developing and editing test questions
SME Requirement:
Date - # - # Classification incumbents

Week of Date
requested for either class be direct supervisors. Please note that when
series exam is being developed, only top level SMEs should participate
in exam development meetings.
Meetings will be held at the location from time

Sacramento area
Pretest assessment(s)/instrument(s) to incumbent sample

 Conduct pre-testing with SMEs as a means to confirm the utility and
effectiveness of all components.
SME Requirement:
Date - # - # Classification incumbents
Week of Date
minimum of one year of experience).
Meetings will be held at location from time
Finalize assessment(s)
 Finalize all components of examination development Date
Project Work Plan
Target Completion
Tasks/Events
Date
Finalize job analysis/validation report
 Document job analysis process
 Document examination development process Week of Date
 Demonstrate adherence to professional/legal guidelines

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PROJECT WORK PLAN

Job Analysis and Exam Development for

Proposed Completion Date: Month, Day, Year

Department Contacts: Department Contact (analyst) ###-####

Communicate with incumbents and supervisors

Background research of job content and structure

Conduct Job Audits

Develop job analysis questionnaire

(Participants should be actual incumbents of the job and have a Date

Job Analysis Survey (to be launched on Date)

Provide ratings of job tasks and KSAs in order to address the

Survey e-mailed or mailed to SMEs on Date with a completion date of

SMEs Link the Tasks to KSAs

(Participants should be actual incumbents of the job and have a

Meetings will be held at the location from time

Review job analysis results

Develop examination instruments

Finalize draft assessment(s)/instrument(s) and scoring criteria

(Participants should be actual incumbents of the job and have a

Meetings will be held at the location from time

Pretest assessment(s)/instrument(s) to incumbent sample

Meetings will be held at location from time

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