157-0391/03 – Project Management (PR)
| Gurantor department | Department of Systems Engineering and Informatics | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | Mgr. Ing. Lucie Chytilová, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Mgr. Ing. Lucie Chytilová, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FAST | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The aim of this subject is to:
- Define what the project is
- Find differences between the project and routine management
- Clarify project portfolio management
- Identify parts of the project cycle
- To apply theoretical knowledge to practical projects using the software
- Comparison of different approaches and ways of dealing with such challenges
- Propose solutions arising from the project
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Project work
Teaching by an expert (lecture or tutorial)
Summary
The course introduces students to basic approaches and methods in project management, as:
- Define what the project is
- Find differences between the project and routine management
- Clarify project portfolio management
- Identify parts of the project cycle
- To apply theoretical knowledge to practical projects using the software
- Comparison of different approaches and ways of dealing with such challenges
- Propose solutions arising from the project
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Submission of semestral project, review of the literature and final oral exam.
E-learning
Other requirements
presentation of projects (using SW and HW tools)
oral exam
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction to project management and its standards
2. Life cycle of the project
3. Project objectives and logical framework of the project
4. Analysis of stakeholders
5. Project plan, WBS and work packages
6. Communication and organizational division of the project
7. Progress and time planning
8. Resource and cost planning
9. Risk management in the project
10. Teamwork methods, team motivation and communication plan
11. Controling, monitoring and reporting
12. Changes and termination of the project
13. Management of international projects, virtual projects and project portfolio
14. Agile methods
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction