Program Director Contact Details:Project Management
Name: Associate Professor Indra Gunawan
email: indra.gunawan@adelaide.edu.au

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Teaching Staff:
Name: Paresh Kinra
email: paresh.kinra@adelaide.edu.au

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1	Identify and analyse effective project governance & contracting in different organisational contexts
2	Examine and implement an effective project governance and contract management framework
3	Apply effective project governance and contracting to a wide range of industries, including Information technology, defence, construction, public sector, social, finance, medical, research and commercialization.
4	Apply appropriate policies and procedures to strengthen and support the project management governance process
5	Illustrate continued learning and personal development
6	Recognise ethical, social and cultural issues and their importance for project managers

A guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) – Seventh Edition, Project Management Institute, 2021.

• Harold R Kerzner, Project Management: A systems approach to planning, scheduling and controlling, Eleventh Edition, Wiley. 2013
• Supplementary readings list and suggested books

Library Resources
The University of Adelaide’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. Access to the Library's electronic resources.

Other resources: Project Management Institute
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MyUni is the University of Adelaide'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.

This course is offered in a weekly format:
A two hour seminar is taught on-campus where the recording will be available via Echo 360.
And an one hour on-campus or remote workshop.

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.

Session	Content
1	Why project governance – what is it and what are the key drivers?
2	What are the key project governance principles?   Terminology, what is ‘project governance’ and why is it important?   Establishing a framework
3	Effective project decision making
4	Establishing the ‘prudency’ of the capital spend   Needs and options analysis: Drivers of business needs and developing viable options   Strategic intent and risk management and the role of risk management   Methods of project evaluation concepts - NPV, IRR and assumptions   Financial analysis: discounting cash flows, selecting the discount rate   Business case example review and analysis
5	Identification & analysis of the ‘hot spots’
6	Examination of the main project governance tools   Policies, procedures, templates
7	Establishing the ‘efficiency’ of the capital spend
8	Contracting & procurement   What is a ‘contract’?   Why ‘contracting and procurement’?
9	Developing a contracting strategy
10	Contracting tactics
11	Sourcing & award
12	Contract management
13	Claims & variations

Prior to attending the formal lectures, students are advised to read carefully the lecture notes provided and the corresponding chapters in the textbook.

#	Assessment Task	Task Type	Length	Weighting	Learning Outcomes
1	Class participation	Individual	N/A	10%	All
2	Written assignment	Individual	3,000 words	30%	1, 2, 3, & 4
3	Report	Group	3,000 words	20%	1, 2, 3, & 4
3	Presentation	Group	1,000 words	10%	4, 5 & 6
4	Final written assignment	Individual	4,000 words	30%	3, 4, 5, & 6
	Total			100%

Students should attend all classes in order to pass the course. There is considerable experiential learning during classes that build your knowledge and thus enable you to be successful in this course.

Course results may be subject to moderation by the Assessment Review Committee.

Appropriate use of the sources in assignments
Avoiding plagiarism is not just referencing sources used within an assignment. It is taking the source information and critically evaluating it against other sources, your own views and original research on the matter, and how that fits the hypothesis of your assignment topic. It is plagiarism when there is little or no original content in the assignment, regardless of citing sources.

For more information, review the resources at the University’s Writing Centre to assist in appropriate referencing and avoiding plagiarism.

Or complete the Academic Integrity module found within any MyUni course, under the Assignment Help tab. It is important you do not breach the University’s Academic Integrity Policy as penalties will be applied to your grade.

Plagiarism detection software Turnitin is used to check assignments. Make sure you familiarise yourself in how to review reports. Turnitin Quick Start Guides

Classroom discussion & participation
You are expected to attend and participate in the discussions during the intensive sessions. Your lecturer will provide you with opportunities to participate and contribute to the learnings during each of the intensive sessions.

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Written Assignment
Develop a ‘business case’ template that can then be used by the organization. Give consideration as to the key components that you believe are important to be included (and why you believe them to be important).

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Report
A case study / role playing scenario is provided to the students to  develop a Project Governance framework report. The report should provide the necessary information to assist the case study organization in establishing an effective project governance framework for the very first time. It therefore needs to provide advice as to the proposed project governance structure (why) and roles and responsibilities (who). This would include the project lifecycle (stage gates), as well as the ‘terms of reference’ for the Project Steering committee and other necessary policies and procedures required as to how the PSC is to operate.

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Presentation
Based on your group’s Report, your group will develop and make a formal presentation of your report. Prepare your presentation on the assumption that you are presenting your key findings and recommendations to the Board of Directors and Senior Management team.

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Final written report
Answer a set of questions based on the project governance and contracts case study. The objective of the case study questions is for you to consider the contracting and procurement material supplied and attempt to apply it to a real project governance case.

All text based assignments must be submitted via MyUni:

• Assignment Submission: Assignments should not be emailed to the instructor; they must be lodged via the MyUni Course site (unless specified to do both).
• Cover Sheet: Please include in the assignment a completed University of Adelaide Assessment Cover Sheet (found in MyUni, under Modules) 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.
• Assessment extensions request: An application for Assessment Extension should be made 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 medical, compassionate or extenuating circumstances. See sections 3 and 7a) i. in particular on assessment extensions in the Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment (MACA) Policy.
• 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: of an assignment 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.
• Appealing a mark or grade: If you are dissatisfied with your mark or grade, you may request a review or re-mark. There must be academic or procedural reasons for your request, so you can’t simply request a re-mark because you are disappointed with your result. For more information on the process see Assessment Grievance: Appealing a mark or grade