Course detail

Project Management

FP-EpmPAcad. year: 2017/2018

Students will learn principles and methods that are used in management of the projects and they will gain knowledge of managing projects in Business.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Lenka Širáňová, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Informatics (ÚI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Managing the project, leading projects team, stakeholder management and soft skills needed for projects.

Prerequisites

Management, communication, soft skills

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures and team work.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Written exam that will focuse on knowledge gained in lectures and by studiing given materials.

Course curriculum

Topic 1: Project strategy.
Topic 2: Principles of project planning.
Topic 3: Theory of constraints and principles of project managemen.t
Topic 4: Risk management and its necessity in project (RIPRAN and Scoring method).
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
Topis 9: Managing international projects, virtual projects and project portofolio.
Topis 10: Agile methods.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Students will gain knowledge about managing project in Business.

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

Student attendance will be checked on lectures.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BERKUN, S. (2008), Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management. 1. edition. Published by O’Reilly Media. ISBN 978-0596517717 (EN)
LESTER, A. (2014), Project Management, Planning and Control: Managing Engineering, Construction and Manufacturing Projects to PMI, APM and BSI Standards. Killington, Oxford, UK: Elsevier Ltd. ISBN 978-0-08-098324-0. (EN)
HERMARIJ, J. (2010), Better Practices of Project Management Based on IPMA-C and IPMA-D. 2.edition. Published by van Haren Publishing. ISBN 978-9087536473 (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MGR-EBF Master's

    branch MGR-EBF , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Lenka Širáňová, Ph.D.