Course detail

Process Management

FP-BpmKAcad. year: 2020/2021

The course provides information about process modelling, analysis of processes, their optimisation and management. The course also addresses the problem of IS/IT support of process management. Introduces the architecture of process maps. It also informs on the links to the organizational structure of the business entity.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will learn how to analyse problems. They will master the method of approaching the problem of optimisation and management of company processes.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of management of production and non-production companies. Basic knowledge of information technology products. Logical thinking.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.
Lectures will be proceeded with using of didactical technique by using Power Pointe.
Seminars will take place as well as computational laboratory for the use of the product Aris.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

In order to be awarded the credit, it is mandatory to prepare all assigned case studies assigned in the exercise, including two individual individual tasks.
The exam is conducted in the form of an oral exam - open questions. The final evaluation will take into account the student's work throughout the semester and the individual tasks.
Conditions for students with an individual study plan: credit is awarded for the elaboration of individually assigned case studies and one individual task. The exam is conducted in the form of an oral exam - open questions and presentation of an independently prepared task.

Course curriculum

Lectures
- Determination of term process, basic characteristics of processes in company
- Process description and definition
- Type of process classification
- Process modelling
- Principles of process engineering
- Analyse of processes, process improvement
- Models of process quality evaluation
- Information support of company processes
- Processes in Project Management
- Identification, risk assessment and management

Seminars
Case study processing of processes using ARIS software product.
Demonstration of software focused to description and modelling of processes

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The objective of the course is to make students familiar with analyse, design and management of processes to achieve high efficiency and fullfiled quality requirements.

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

Attendance at lectures is recommended but is necessery for prepare to seminars. Attendance at seminars is compulsory and controlled. Absence from seminars can be compensated for via consultations with the tutor.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ŘEPA, V. Procesně řízená organizace. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2012. 301 s. ISBN 978-80-247-4128-4.
CARDA,A.-KUNSTOVÁ,R. Workflow – Řízení firemních procesů. Praha: GRADA Publishing, 2001. ISBN: 80-247-0666-0
HAMMER, M., CHAMPY, J.: Reengineering – radikální proměna firmy. Manifest revoluce v podnikání. 3.vyd. Management Press, Praha 2000. 212 s. ISBN 80-7261-028-7
JEŽKOVÁ, Z. Projektové řízení: jak zvládnout projekty. Kuřim: Akademické centrum studentských aktivit, 2013. 381 s. ISBN 978-80-905297-1-7.
GRASSEOVÁ, M. a kol. Procesní řízení ve veřejném i soukromém sektoru. 1. vyd. Brno : Computer Press, 2008. 266 s. ISBN 978-80-251-1987-7.
SVOZILOVÁ, A. Zlepšování podnikových procesů. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2011. 223 s. ISBN 978-80-247-3938-0.
FIŠER, R. Procesní řízení pro manažery: jak zařídit, aby lidé věděli, chtěli, uměli i mohli. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2014, 173 s. ISBN 978-80-247-5038-5.

Recommended reading

ŘEPA, V.: Analýza a návrh informačních systémů. 1.vyd. EKOPRESS, Praha 1999. 403 s. ISBN 80-86119-13-0
HAMMER, M. a L. W. HERSHMAN. Rychleji, levněji, lépe: devět faktorů účinné transformace podnikových procesů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Management Press, 2013, 259 s. ISBN 978-80-7261-253-6.

Type of course unit

 

Guided consultation in combined form of studies

20 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer