Heather Round

Dr Heather Round is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management in Deakin Business School. Before becoming an academic Heather spent over 25 years working on large-scale projects within government, public and private organisations in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, where she led a number of large-scale organisational transformation programmes, which included people, technology and process change.

Education

• PhD University of Melbourne (2007 — 2013)
• MBA University of Cape Town (1997 — 1998)
• B Com Hons University of Cape Town (1995 — 1996)

Companies

• Senior Lecturer Deakin University (2016)
• Principal Consultant IPC Consultants (2012)
• Director Entreprepeurship and Innovation Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University (2017 — 2020)
• Lecturer Department of Management and Marketing, Melbourne University (2012 — 2016)
• Completed a doctorate in creativity and innovation University of Melbourne (2010 — 2014)
• Consultant/Programme Manager AXA (2006 — 2010)
• Consultant/Senior Project Manager ANZ (2005 — 2006)
• Consultant Project Manager/Project Director SAS (2003 — 2005)
• Programme Manager Norwich Union (2002 — 2003)

Skills

• Product Development
• Business Analysis
• Strategy

Other

PMO, Governance, Creativity, Project Portfolio Management, Project Delivery, Management Consulting, Business Process Improvement, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Communication Skills, Stakeholder Management, Program Management, Consulting, Project Management, Management, Change Management