Course detail

Project Manager

FIT-PMAAcad. year: 2013/2014

This course covers the following themes: TECHNICAL COMPETENCES: Project management success. Interested parties. Project requirements and objectives. Risk and oportunity. Quality. Project organisation. Teamwork. Problem resolution. Project structures. Scope and deliverables. Time and project phases. Resources. Cost and finance. Procurement and contract. Changes. Control and reports. Information and documentation. Communication. Start-up. Close-out.
BEHAVIOURAL COMEPETENCES: Leadership. Engagement and motivation. Self-control. Assertiveness. Relaxation. Openness. Creativity. Results orientation. Efficiency. Consultation. Negotiation. Conflict and crisis. Reliability. Values appreciation. Ethics. CONTEXTUAL COMPETENCES: Project orientation. Programme orientation. Portfolio orientation. Project, programme and portfolio implementation (PPP implementation). Permanent organisation. Business. Systems, products and technology. Personnel management. Health, security, safety and environment. Finance. Legal.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. RNDr. Jitka Kreslíková, CSc.

Department

Department of Information Systems (UIFS)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

  • Student will acquaint how project manage, creating plans and auxiliary plans including risk analysis.
  • Student overrules to define project source for assignment to activities and reallocation of sources.
  • Student will able to adopt oneself and to apply knowledge and skills from project management area in corresponding context.

  • Student will able to apply knowledge from project management like the member of team in project.
  • Obtained competency correspond requirement of candidate for internationally valid certification IPMA level D and C.

Prerequisites

  • Knowledge of higher mathematics.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course uses teaching methods in form of Lecture - 2 teaching hours per week, Exercise - 2 teaching hours per week.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

  • The minimal ten classes have to active attend.  
  • Submit three home assignments.
  • To earn min. 50 points within the semester.

 

Course curriculum

Syllabus of lectures:
  1. 1.01 Project management success, 1.02 Interested parties, 1.03 Project requirements and objectives.
  2. 1.04 Risk and opportunity, 1.05 Quality, 1.06 Project organisation, 1.19 Start-up.
  3. 1.07 Teamwork, 1.08 Problem resolution, 1.09 Project structures.
  4. 1.10 Scope and deliverables, 1.11 Time and project phases, 1.12 Resources.
  5. 1.13 Cost and finance,  1.14 Procurement and contract, 1.15 Changes.
  6. 1.16 Control and reports, 1.17 Information and documentation, 1.18 Communication, 1.20 Close-out.
  7. 2.01 Leadership, 2.02 Engagement and motivation, 2.03 Self-control, 2.04 Assertiveness.
  8. 2.05 Relaxation, 2.06 Openness, 2.07 Creativity.
  9. 2.08 Results orientation, 2.09 Efficiency, 2.10 Consultation, 2.11 Negotiation.
  10. 2.12 Conflict and crisis, 2.13 Reliability, 2.14 Values appreciation, 2.15 Ethics.
  11. 3.01 Project orientation, 3.02 Programme orientation, 3.03 Portfolio orientation, 3.04 Project, programme and portfolio implementation (PPP implementation), 3.05 Permanent organisation.
  12. 3.06 Business, 3.07 Systems, products and technology, 3.08 Personnel management, 3.09 Health, security, safety and environment, 3.10 Finance, 3.11 Legal.
  13. Final examination.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The goal of the course is to get complex and comprehensive overview in project management according to IPMA (International Project Management Association) standard, practice important techniques, methods and skills, which are confirmed in everyday project practice. To prepare students for written examination of internationally certification according to IPMA level D and C. After successful finishing this course, students fulfill necessary requirement of candidate for internationally valid certification IPMA level D.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

  • Active attending minimal 10 classes.
  • Three evaluated home assignments.
  • Final written test. 

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Doležal J., Máchal P., Lacko B. a kol.: Projektový management podle IPMA, 2. aktualizované a doplněné vydání, Grada, 2012, ISBN 978-80-247-4275-5.
Pitaš, J. a kol.: Národní standard kompetencí projektového řízení, Společnost pro projektové řízení, o.s., 2012, ISBN 978-80-214-4058-6. 

Recommended reading

Kerzner, H.: Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 9th ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006, ISBN 13 978-0-471-74187-9.
Svozilová, A.: Projektový management, GRADA Publishing, 2007, ISBN 80-247-1501-5.
Rosenau, M. D.: Řízení projektů, Computer Press, 2007, 344 s., ISBN 80-7226-218-1.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme IT-MGR-2 Master's

    branch MBI , any year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch MPV , any year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch MGM , any year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch MSK , any year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch MIS , any year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch MBS , any year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch MIN , any year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch MMI , any year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch MMM , any year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. RNDr. Jitka Kreslíková, CSc.

Syllabus

  1. 1.08 Problem resolution, 1.09 Project structures, 1.15 Changes, 1.18 Communication.
  2. 3.01 Project orientation, 3.02 Programme orientation, 3.03 Portfolio orientation, 3.04 Project, programme and portfolio implementation (PPP implementation), 3.07 Systems, products and technology.
  3. 2.04 Assertiveness, 2.06 Openness, 2.10 Consultation.
  4. 2.01 Leadership, 2.02 Engagement and motivation, 2.11 Negotiation, 2.12 Conflict and crisis.
  5. 2.03 Self-control, 2.05 Relaxation, 2.07 Creativity, 2.14 Values appreciation.
  6. 2.08 Results orientation, 2.09 Efficiency, 2.13 Reliability, 2.15 Ethics.
  7. 3.05 Permanent organisation, 3.06 Business, 3.08 Personnel management, 3.09 Health, security, safety and environment.
  8. 1.01 Project management success, 1.02 Interested parties, 1.03 Project requirements and objectives,  1.19 Start-up.
  9. 3.10 Finance, 3.11 Legal, 1.14 Procurement and contract, 1.17 Information and documentation, 1.20 Close-out.
  10. 1.13 Cost and finance, 1.16 Control and reports.
  11. 1.04 Risk and oportunity, 1.05 Quality, 1.06 Project organisation, 1.07 Teamwork.
  12. 1.10 Scope and deliverables, 1.11 Time and project phases, 1.12 Resources.

Fundamentals seminar

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. RNDr. Jitka Kreslíková, CSc.