Course detail
Project Manager
FIT-PMAAcad. year: 2019/2020
This course covers the following themes: CONTEXTUAL COMPETENCES: Strategy. Governance, structures and processes. Compliance, standards and regulations. Power and interests. Culture and values. BEHAVIOURAL COMEPETENCES: Self-reflection and self-management. Personal integrity and reliability. Personal communication. Relations and engagement. Leadership. Teamwork. Conflict and crisis. Resourcefulness. Negotiation. Results orientation. TECHNICAL COMPETENCES: Project design. Requirements and objectives. Scope. Time. Organisation and information. Quality. Finance. Resources. Procurement. Plan and control. Risk and opportunity. Stakeholders. Change and transformation.
Supervisor
Department
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.
Recommended optional programme components
Not applicable.
Recommended or required reading
Ježková, Z., Krejčí, H., Lacko, B., Švec, J.: Projektové řízení - Jak zvládnout projekty, ACSA, 2014, ISBN 978-80-905297-1-7.
Lacko, B., Švec, J., Balatková, M. a kol. : Specifika technických projektů - Pracovní sešit k Projektové řízení - Jak zvládnout projekty, ACSA, 2014, ISBN 978-80-905297-2-4.
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.
MÁCHAL, Pavel, Martina ONDROUCHOVÁ, Iva KRUNČÍKOVÁ, Marcela NOVÁKOVÁ, Petr CHLUPATÝ and Michael MOTAL. 2017. Mezinárodní standard projektového řízení IPMA ICB v. 4. 2017. Praha: IPMA Czech Republic. Publikace (IPMA), 158 str. ISBN 978-80-7326-285-3.
IPMA ICB IV. 2015. Individual Competence Baseline for Project, Programme E Portfolio Management version 4.0. Vyd. IPMA, 431 p. ISBN 978-94-92338-00-6.
DOLEŽAL, Jan, Pavel MÁCHAL and Branislav LACKO. 2012. Projektový management podle IPMA. 2., aktualiz. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Grada. Expert (Grada). ISBN 978-80-247-4275-5.
DOLEŽAL, Jan. 2016. Projektový management: komplexně, prakticky a podle světových standardů. Praha: Grada Publishing. Expert (Grada), 418 str. ISBN 978-80-247-5620-2.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Not applicable.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
- Attendance list of classes - up to 12 points.
- Three evaluated home assignments evaluated together up to 40 points.
- Final written test up to 48 points.
Exam prerequisites:
- The minimal 10 classes have to active attend.
- Submit three home assignments.
- To earn min. 50 points within the semester.
Language of instruction
Czech
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.
When a student cannot attend the excercise and proves it correctly (s)he can either attend the excercise with a different group (please inform the teacher about that) or (s)he can ask his/her teacher for alternative assignement that can compensate lost points from the excercise.
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme IT-MGR-2 Master's
branch MBI , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
branch MPV , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
branch MGM , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
branch MSK , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
branch MIS , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
branch MBS , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
branch MIN , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
branch MMI , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
branch MMM , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective - Programme MITAI Master's
specialization NADE , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
specialization NBIO , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
specialization NGRI , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
specialization NNET , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
specialization NVIZ , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
specialization NCPS , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
specialization NSEC , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
specialization NEMB , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
specialization NHPC , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
specialization NISD , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
specialization NIDE , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
specialization NISY , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
specialization NMAL , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
specialization NMAT , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
specialization NSEN , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
specialization NVER , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
specialization NSPE , any year of study, summer semester, 5 credits, elective
Type of course unit
Lecture
26 hours, optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- Introductory information. Certification in project management. 1.01 Strategy, 1.02 Governance, structures and processes.
- 1.03 Compliance, standards and regulations, 1.04 Power and interests, 1.05 Culture and values.
- 2.01 Self-reflection and self-management, 2.02 Personal integrity and reliability.
- 2.03 Personal communication, 2.04 Relations and engagement, 2.05 Leadership.
- 2.06 Teamwork, 2.07 Conflict and crisis, 2.08 Resourcefulness.
- 2.09 Negotiation, 2.10 Results orientation.
- 3.01 Project design, 3.02 Requirements and objectives.
- 3.03 Scope, 3.04 Time.
- 3.05 Organisation and information, 3.06 Quality.
- 3.07 Finance, 3.08 Resources, 3.09 Procurement.
- 3.10 Plan and control, 3.11 Risk and opportunity.
- 3.12 Stakeholders, 3.13 Change and transformation.
- Final examination.
Fundamentals seminar
26 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- Get members of teams together. Oneself assessment test. Selection processes of suitable staffers for project (choice of suitable
organizational structure).
- "ETHICAL CODE" - personal and group ethical code..
- "CAULDRON" public performance - under fire off questions
will be recorded public performance by camcorder. Simulation of panel
discussion and meeting
- "PAPER TOWER" - similar like by public performance -
under fire off questions will be recorded public performance by camcorder.
- Gramophone plate and negative questioning techniques. Dispersonification
and problem solving by using meditation and facilitate methods.
- Application project management in establishment. Logical framework
approach.
- Methods of estimating and time scheduling.
- Analysis of causes and effects. RASCI Responsibility Matrix.
- Decision making about optimal resource of project financing. Net present value.
- SWOT analysis. EVM - Earned value management method
- Risk analysis. RIPRAN method.
- Network chart. Resource levelling.
- Final test.