120-0513/04 – International Project Management (IPM)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of International Economic RelationsCredits4
Subject guarantorIng. Lukáš Melecký, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorIng. Lukáš Melecký, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory type B
Year2Semestersummer
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2019/2020Year of cancellation2021/2022
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
STA579 doc. Ing. Michaela Melecká Staníčková, Ph.D.
MEL24 Ing. Lukáš Melecký, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+1

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. 2. Describe the management phase of the international project. 3. To characterise the basic project management standards applied in the European Union and the US. 4. Explain the preparation and content of the essential documents for the preparation and implementation of international projects co-financed from public sources. 5. 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 and follow-up master studies in subjects focused on project and grant management by the issue of project management and grant management in the global international environment with a special focus on standards and techniques applied in project management in the European Union and the USA. The aim of the course is to introduce students to different approaches to international project management based on relevant project management techniques, standards, and methodologies.

Compulsory literature:

KERZNER, Harold. Project Management. A Systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. 13th edition. New Hoboken (NJ): Wiley, 2022. ISBN 978-1119805373. LANE, Henry, W. and MAZNEVSKI, Martha, L. International Management Behaviour. Global and Sustainable Leadership. 8th edition. Cambridge (UK): Cambridge University Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1-108-46114-6. PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) and the Standard for Project Management. 7th edition. Pennsylvania: PMI, 2021. ISBN 978-1-62825-664-2.

Recommended literature:

DITTMANN, Karen; DIRBANIS, Konstantin and MEIER, Tinka. Project Management (IPMA®). Study Guide for Level D and Basic Certificate (GPM). Freiburg: Haufe, 2021. ISBN 978-3-648-14830-3. MARION, James and RICHARDSON, Tracey. Managing Projects with PMBOK 7. Connecting New Principles with Old Standards. New York: Business Expert Press, 2022. ISBN 978-1637422946. SCOTT, Caitlin. The Project in International Development: Theory and Practice. London: Routledge, 2023. ISBN 978-1138384828.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Credit - thematic correspondence tasks. Exam - combined (written, oral part).

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. 14. Preparation of the project within the international project - practical aspects of preparation, case study.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2019/2020 Summer semester, validity until: 2021/2022 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Credit Credit 35  18
        Examination Examination 65  33 3
Mandatory attendence participation: Mandatory participation is not required.

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2020/2021 (N0311A050012) Applied economics (S01) International Economic Relations P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2020/2021 (N0311A050013) Applied Economics (S02) International Economic Relations P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2019/2020 (N0311A050012) Applied economics (S01) International Economic Relations P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2019/2020 (N0311A050013) Applied Economics (S02) International Economic Relations P English Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan

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