Czech

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Not applicable.

Students will learn to plan and manage projects according to international standards of the International Project Management Association (IPMA) and the ČSN ISO 10 006 Czech State Norm. Further, the course will explain strategic connections of utilizing ICT for the support of business goals. The project management methods included in the training are fully exploitable also in other areas of managerial work, not only in selection and implementation of information systems. Particularly, the following four key areas of project management will be trained: creation of a project strategy, efficient project planning, principles of project management and completion of projects. The course will also explain the principles of building and leading project teams and the issue of multiple projects coordination.
Because of its compatibility with international standards, the course will also prepare students for the IPMA D-level certification exam (cf. http://www.ipma.cz/kandidat.htm). The students will then be able to achieve an internationally recognized certification in project management.

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Not applied.

The course contains lectures that explain basic principles, problems and methodology of the discipline, and exercises that promote the practical knowledge of the subject presented in the lectures.

Conditions for awarding the course-unit credit: It is necessary to have satisfactory assessment from at least one of two continuous written tests assigned always after 1/3 of semester. Each successfully completed test will mean up to two additional bonus points added to the result in a credit test.
Form of the credit test:
The test will take the form of an "open book". There will be 17 questions. Students have to achieve at least 12 points (including bonus points from the two continuous tests). Students will have possibility of writing two resit tests.

Grading rules: Each correct answer will be assessed by 1 point. Grading:
A: 17-16 points. B: 15 points. C: 14 points. D: 13 points. E: 12 points. F: 0 - 11 points.

Topic 1: Project strategy
Topic 2: Principles of project planning
Topic 3: Theory of constraints and principles of multiple project management
Topic 4: Risk management and its necessity in project work
Topic 5: How to build an efficient project team
Topic 6: The IPMA international certification and the ČSN ISO 10 006 Czech State Norm
Topic 7: Professional utilization of project controlling and reporting
Topic 8: Completing the project
Each topic will be covered during one or two weeks of the semester.

The seminars will focus on practical training and practicing of the topic explained in lectures. In seminars the students will discuss particular case studies of already implemented projects. Part of the seminars will have the form of moderated discussion, during which the students will be able to practice the methods of process counseling and project team building.

Not applicable.

The main goal of the course is to introduce the students in the form of training to internationally recognized principles, trends and methods in project planning and management, especially regarding implementation of information and communication technologies (ICT). The second goal is to teach students to utilize efficiently information and communication technologies in project management. The third goal is to show that team understanding of a problem is essential for successful project management.

Attendance at lectures is recommended, attendance at seminars is controlled by means of feedback tests. Way of control and substituting missed lessons will be realized by means of written tests and is fully in teacher's competence.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

DOUCEK: Řízení projektů informačních systémů , Praha:Professional Publishing, 2004, s.162 ISBN 8086419711 (CS)
GOLDRATT M.E., SCHRANGENHEIM E.,PTAK A.C.: Jak vzniká zisk, 1.vydání, Praha:Grada, 2004, s. 241, ISBN 80-247-0954-6 (CS)

BASL J.,MAYER P.,ŠMÍRA M.:Teorie omezení v podnikové praxi Zvyšování výkonnosti podniku pomocí nástrojů TOC, 1. vydání,Praha: Grada, 2003, 216 s., ISBN 80-2470613-X (CS)

10 hours, optionally

The seminars will focus on practical training and practicing of the topic explained in lectures. In seminars the students will discuss particular case studies of
already implemented projects. Part of the seminars will have the form of moderated discussion, during which the students will be able to practice the
methods of process counseling and project team building.