120-0474/02 – International Project Management (MPM)
| Gurantor department | Department of International Economic Relations | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | Ing. Lukáš Melecký, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Lukáš Melecký, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type B |
| Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | EKF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
1. Describe the basic terminology of international project management
2. Clarify the basic principles and methods of project management in the global environment.
3. Describe the management phase of the international project.
4. To characterise the basic project management standards applied in the European Union and the US.
5. Explain the preparation and content of the essential documents for the preparation and implementation of international projects co-financed from public sources.
6. Interpret requirements for the structure of an international project in the context of management, communication and outsourcing.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Project work
Summary
The course is devoted to deepening the knowledge acquired in bachelor's and master's studies in subjects focused on project and grant management on the issues of project management and grant management in a global international environment with a special focus on standards and techniques applied in project management in the European Union and the United States. The aim of the course is to acquaint students with different approaches to international project management based on relevant techniques, standards and project management methodologies.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Credit - written credit test.
E-learning
E-Learning course is accessible in LMS Moodle system.
Other requirements
Other requirements are not required.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Basic terminology of international project management - definition of basic concepts, international project, characteristics and determinants of a successful international project.
2. International projects in terms of organisational strategy and culture - strategy and strategic management, project portfolio management, the corporate culture of the project, cross-cultural leadership.
3. International Professional Project Management Organization - PMI, IPMA, EMA, AMA, AAMO, PACCIOS, SACIOS, NAMCO.
4. Project Management Institute (PMI) standards - PMBOK, OPM3, Project Manager Competency Development Framework.
5. Standards of the International Project Management Association (IPMA) - Individual Competence Baseline (ICB), Project Excellence Baseline (PEB), Organizational Competence Baseline (OCB).
6. National Standards of Selected World Economies - National Standards PRINCE2, APMBOK, BSI BS6079, PM KANON, JPMBOK.
7. Identification of the international project - project initiation, project purpose, project objectives and milestones, project scope, cultural framework, diversity and complexity of the international project.
8. International project planning - planning processes, cultural influences and impact on planning, time planning, resources and costs of the international project.
9. Implementation of the international project - objectives and outputs, cultural influences on outputs/results of the project, responsibility of organisational structures, specifics of responsibilities in the international project.
10. Monitoring and control of the international project - tools and techniques for monitoring and control, analysis of control results, change management.
11. Management of the international project - international project management structure, global project management, international project manager, project manager success factors, international project team.
12. Communication in an international project - intercultural cooperation, motivation, confidence building, conflict resolution, coaching in an international project.
13. Outsourcing in terms of international projects - definition of basic concepts, goals and needs definition, preparation of outsourcing, selection of external suppliers and creation of working relations, case study.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction