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Name: Peter de Haan

Short Bio:

After graduating from the University of South Australia in 1994, Peter worked predominately in the defence industry in  software/systems engineering roles across a variety of projects grounding his broad knowledge in systems/software lifecycle management and a variety of project management practices.  Projects on which Peter has worked include: ANZAC Frigate Combat System, Jindalee and JORN Radar Systems, Seahawk Helicopter Simulator and Naval Imaging Systems. Outside of defence, Peter’s projects have included control systems for Steel Rolling Mill and development of a prototype Train Simulator driver trainer. 

During his tenure at BAE Systems Peter was the Systems/Software Engineering Environment Lead for the Engineering Division with a brief which oversaw all BAE Systems projects in Australia, and introduced the use of virtual teams and developed a number of communities of practice. Peter was recruited by BHP-Billiton as an Information and Knowledge Management Specialist before
taking a career sabbatical during which he became an owner/builder of his bespoke home.

Peter has completed masters’ degrees in Entrepreneurship, Project Management, and recently completed an MBA. Peter founded
Freelance Systems Thinking in 2008 to offer consulting services in project management, complex systems thinking and knowledge management and now lectures in areas of Complex Project Management, Systems Engineering, Systems Thinking, Business Architecture and Systems, and Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Email: peter.dehaan@adelaide.edu.au

Singapore timetable

Opening intensive:

Friday 29 January 2016	7pm-10pm
Saturday 30 January 2016	1pm-8pm
Sunday 31 January 2016	9am-4pm

Closing intensive:

Friday 4 March 2016	7pm-10pm
Saturday 5 March 2016	1pm-8pm
Sunday 6 March 2016	9am-4pm

1	Knowledge and understanding of the latest research and developments in the field of project management;
2	Application of project management to the issues involved in creating a new venture;
3	Identification and use of the latest research findings on project management, systems thinking and soft systems methodology;
4	The application of systems thinking research in the development of potential solutions to issue such as investor and stakeholder relations, and dealing with communities individually and in groups;
5	Ability to explain and gain resolution of issues and provide confidence to stakeholders and investor groups;
6	Recognition of the need to lead project teams and adapt from traditional project management to a agile project management perspective when required;
7	Appreciation of ethical, social and cultural issues and an understanding of the implication of these issues in the creations of new ventures.
8	To acquire a wide source of material that facilitates a continual learning process

The following text is optional:
Timmons, Jeffry A., Gillin, L. M., Burshtein, S., and Spinelli, Stephen Jr. (2010). New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship forthe 21st Century – A Pacific Rim Perspective, 1st Edition. McGraw-Hill Irwin.

Knowledge of activities required in starting a new venture is viewed as advantageous

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There is a wide range of material on the course topics available. The following provides some additional reading guidance (listed by topic) if you are interested in reading further on the topic.

Overview of New Ventures
Carter, NM, Gartner,WB & Reynolds, PD 1996, 'Exploring Startup Event Sequences', Journal of Business Venturing, vol. 11,
pp. 151-166.

Gartner, WB, Mitchell, TR & Vesper, KH 1989, 'A taxonomy of new business ventures', Journal of Business
Venturing, vol. 4, pp. 169-186

Gruber, M 2007, 'Uncovering the value of planning in new venture creation: A process and contingency perspective', Journal
of Business Venturing, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 782-807

Hamel, G 2012, What matters now:How to win in a world of relentless change, ferocious competition, and
unstoppable innovation, John Wiley & Sons


Overview of Project Management
Guide, A 2001, 'PROJECT MANAGEMENT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE (PMBOK® GUIDE)', Project Management Institute

 
Overview of Systems Engineering
Bahill, AT & Henderson, SJ 2005, 'Requirements development, verification, and validation exhibited in famous failures', Systems Engineering, vol. 8, no. 1, pp.1-14

Doran, T 2006, 'IEEE 1220: for practical systems engineering', Computer, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 92-94 


Project Management Models
Augustine, S, Payne, B, Sencindiver, F & Woodcock, S 2005, 'Agile Project Management, Steering from the Edges', COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM, vol. 48, no. 12, p. 4

Boehm B. and Lane J.A. (2007), ‘Using the Incremental Commitment Model to Achieve Successful
System Development’, University of Southern California Center for Systems and
Software Engineering

Cervone, F 2011, 'Understanding agile project management methods using Scrum', OCLC Systems & Services,
vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 18-22

Frühauf, K 2004, 'Agile Project Management', http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/Driving_directions, viewed 28/02/2014


Methods for Understanding New Venture Environment
Checkland, P 1985, 'Achieving 'Desirable and Feasible' Change: An Application of Soft Systems Methodology', The
Journal of the Operational Research Society, vol. 36, no. 9, pp. 821-831

Salner, M 2001, 'Beyond Checkland and Scholes: Improving SSM', no. 11, University of Western Sydney.

 
Overview of Complexity
Bar-Yam, Y 2001, 'Introducing Complex Systems', pp. 1-56<http://necsi.edu/projects/yaneer/EOLSSBriefIntrotoCX.pdf>

Kurtz, CF & Snowden, D 2003, 'The new dynamics of strategy: Sense-making in a complex and complicated world', Systems Journal, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 462-483

Meadows, D 2010, 'Dancing with Systems', <https://myuni.adelaide.edu.au/courses/1/3139_MANAGEMT_7087/content/_4205751_1/Dancing_with_Systems.htm>

Mitleton-Kelly, E 2003, 'Ten Principles of Complexity & Enabling Infrastructures', Elsevier, pp. 1-31

Snowden, DJ & Boone, ME 2007, 'A leader's framework for decision making', Harvard Business Review, vol. 85, no. 11, p. 68


Overview of Systems Thinking
Cavana, RY & Maani, KE 2003, 'A Methodological Framework for Systems
Thinking and Modelling (ST&M) Interventions', <http://ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/Publications/CEUR-WS/Vol-72/019 Cavana Methodological.pdf>

Eijnatten, FMV 2004, 'Chaordic systems thinking: Some suggestions for a
complexity framework to inform a learning organization', The Learning Organization, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 430-449

Senge, PM 1990, Fifth Discipline,
Currency Doubleday <http://ebookbrowsee.net/peter-senge-the-fifth-discipline-1-1-pdf-d134228092>

 

Library Resources
The 成人大片’s Barr Smith Library provides a range of learning resources including texts, journals, periodicals, magazines, and access to online databases and information services. It also offers a virtual library which is accessible via the University’s website. The University Library web page is:
From this link, you are able to access the Library's electronic resources.

MyUni is the 成人大片's online learning environment. It is used to support traditional face-to-face lectures, tutorials and
workshops at the University. MyUni provides access to various features including announcements, course materials, discussion boards and assessments for each online course of study (see: )

This course is offered in blended learning mode with the face-to-face component offered as intensives.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

As a guide, a 3 unit course comprises a total of 156 hours work (this includes face-to-face contact, any online components, and self directed study).

This is a draft schedule and session dates are a guide only. The timetable may be changed during the course delivery if necessary.

Intensive day	Content	Activities
1	Introduction to Project Management and New Ventures	Group Discussion
2	Applying project management concepts to the development of a new venture proposal	Working in teams
3	Applying project management concepts to the development of a new venture proposal	Working in teams
4	Refelctions on traditional project management concepts and current challenges	Group Discussion
5	Applying agile project management concepts to the development of a new venture proposal	Working in Teams
6	Applying agile project management concepts to the development of a new venture proposal	Working in Teams

An overview of the course assessment appears in the following Table. Details appear in the following section:

#	Assessment	Length	Weighting	Due Date	Learning Outcomes
1	Individual Report	1500 words	15%	see MyUni	1,2,5,7,8
2	Individual Project Plan	3000 words	30%	see MyUni	1,2,5,7,8
3	Individual Report	1500 words	15%	see MyUni	1,2,5,6,7,8
4	Group Project	4000 words	30%	see MyUni	1-8
5	Participation	Course Duration	10%	ongoing	1-8
	Total		100%

Students should attend all classes in order to pass the course. There is considerable experiential learning in workshops during the intensive classes that build your knowledge and thus enable you to be successful in this course.Course results are subject to moderation by the ECIC Board of Examiners.

Assessment 1: Individual Report
Weighting: 15%
Submission Details: Online through MyUni

Task:
Using a business idea developed in class, explain how various aspects of a traditional project management approach will enable you to plan the development of the venture. Will this approach support the creation a business plan? How? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this approach?

Scope:
This assignment will assess your understanding of the topics presented, discussed and/or applied over days 1 to 3 of the course.

Length and Presentation: 1500 words

Criteria by which your assessment will be marked:
Will be provided by the lecturer in class.


Assessment 2: Inidividual Project Plan
Weighting: 30%
Submission Details: Online through MyUni

Task:
Develop a project plan for the establishment of the new venture identified in assessment 1.

Scope:
This assignment will assess your understanding of course topics presented and discussed over days 1 to 3 of the course.

Length and Presentation: 3000 words

Criteria by which your assessment will be marked:
Will be provided by the lecturer in class.


Assessment 3: Individual Report
Weighting: 15%
Submission Details: Online through MyUni

Task:
Using a business idea developed in class, explain how various aspects of a traditional project management approach will enable you to plan the development of the venture. Will this approach support the creation a business plan? How? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this approach?

Scope:
This assignment will assess your understanding of the topics presented, discussed and/or applied over days 4 to 6 of the course.

Length and Presentation: 1500 words

Criteria by which your assessment will be marked:
Will be provided by the lecturer in class.


Assessment 4: Group Project
Weighting: 30%
Submission Details: Online through MyUni

Task:
Develop a pitch for a potential investor in the establishment of your new venture (agreed to by the lecturer) which incorporates the use of agile project management methods in the development of both the product/service and the business.

Scope:
This assignment will assess your understanding of course topics presented and discussed over days 1 to 6 of the course.

Length and Presentation:
3000 words

Criteria by which your assessment will be marked:
Will be provided by the lecturer in class.


Assessment 5: Individual Participation and Group Contribution
Weighting: 10%

Task:
To fully participate in all individual and group tasks and activities throughout the duration of the course. Participation will be evaluated based on students’ preparedness, interaction, and in-class work (whole class and group work).

Scope:
This assessment will assess understanding of the course content presented and discussed throughout days 1 to 6 of the course.

Criteria by which your assessment will be marked:
Will be provided by the lecturer in class.

All text based assignments must be submitted via MyUni.
Please refer to step by step instructions:

There are a few points to note about the submission of assignments:

• Assignment Submission:  Assignments should not be emailed to the instructor; they must be lodged via the MyUni Course site (unless specified to do both). Note that assignments may be processed via TURNITIN, which is an online plagiarism prevention tool.
• Cover Sheet:  Please submit, separate to your assignment, the completed 成人大片 Assessment Cover Sheet providing details of yourself and your team members (if applicable), your assignment, the course, date submitted, etc. as well as the declaration signed by you that this is your (your team’s) work.  Note that the declaration on any electronically submitted assignment will be deemed to have the same authority as a signed declaration.
• Backup Copy of Assignments:  You are advised to keep a copy of your assignments in case the submitted copy goes missing.  Please ensure that all assignment pages are numbered. If your assignment contains confidential information, you should discuss any concerns with the Course Lecturer prior to submission.
• Extensions of Time:  Any request for an extension of time for the submission of an assignment should be made well before the due date of the assignment to the Course Lecturer.  Normally, extensions will only be granted for a maximum of two weeks from the original assignment submission date.  Extensions will only be granted in cases of genuine extenuating circumstances and proof, such as a doctor’s certificate, may be required.
• Failure to submit: Failure to submit an assignment on time or by the agreed extension deadline may result in penalties and may incur a fail grade.  Note that a late penalty of 5% of the total available marks for that assessment item will be incurred each day an assignment is handed in late (Unless otherwise stated in 'Assessment Related Requirements' or 'Assessment Detail' above).  Assignments handed in after 14 days from the due submission date will fail even if a 100% mark is granted for the work.

Resubmission & Remarking
Resubmission of an assignment for remarking after reworking it to obtain a better mark will not normally be accepted.  Approval for resubmission will only be granted on medical or compassionate grounds.