In a design type Scope of Work (SoW) the ICT distribution designer is responsible for providing

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Options

• Astakeholder requirements
• Ba safety plan
• Ca user needs analysis
• Dspecific products and materials

• A
  4% (1)
• B
  8% (2)
• C
  4% (1)
• D
  83% (20)

Explanation

In a design-type Scope of Work, the ICT distribution designer's role is to specify exactly what will be installed - the specific products and materials - so that contractors or installers have no ambiguity about what to procure or use. Option D is correct because the defining characteristic of a design-type SoW (as opposed to a performance-type SoW) is that the designer makes product and material selections rather than leaving those decisions open.

Option A is wrong because stakeholder requirements are gathered earlier in the project lifecycle, typically by project managers or business analysts, before design work begins. Option B is incorrect because a safety plan is a project management or health-and-safety deliverable, not a designer's output within the SoW. Option C is wrong because a user needs analysis is a requirements-gathering activity that precedes design and is not the designer's responsibility within a design-type SoW.

Memory tip: Contrast "design type" with "performance type" - a performance SoW says what the system must do, while a design SoW says what specific products and materials must be used. The word "design" signals that someone has already made the product decisions for you.

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