460-4049/05 – Project Management (PM)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Computer ScienceCredits3
Subject guarantorIng. Přemysl Soldán, CSc.Subject version guarantorIng. Přemysl Soldán, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementOptional
Year2Semestersummer
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2022/2023Year of cancellation2023/2024
Intended for the facultiesFEIIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
SOL18 Ing. Přemysl Soldán, CSc.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Graded credit 3+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The aim of the course is to learn students with the methods used for the purposes of project management. Emphasis is placed on technical means and their use, namely the so-called hard skills mastery. After completion of the course students should have knowledge at a level to be able to pass a certification exam by IPMA level D.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Teaching by an expert (lecture or tutorial)

Summary

PM is designed for students who have expressed interest in the principles of project management. The subject deals project management with particular emphasis on the function of project manager. From this perspective, are discussed in various topics as well as practical exercises. Its aim is to create conditions for students and knowledge needed for project management.

Compulsory literature:

1. ROSENAU, M.: Successful Project Management: A Step-by-Step Approach with Practical Examples, Hardcover: 384 pages, Publisher: Wiley; 4 edition (September 9, 2005), ISBN-10: 047168032X, ISBN-13: 978-0471680321

Recommended literature:

1. GAREIS R.:Happy Projects!,Vienna:MANZ Verlag,2005 ,p.622, ISBN 3-214-08268-X McConnell.S.: Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art. Redmond, Wa.: Microsoft Press, 352 pages, 2006. ISBN: 0735605351. International Standards: 2. Project management Institute: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Third Edition, Project Management Institute:Project Management Institute, 2004, s. 388, ISBN 193069945X 3. International Project Management Association: IPMA Competence Baseline , version 3.0., IPMA:IPMA, 2006,s. 176, ISBN 0-9553213-0-1 Www links: - International Project Management Association (IPMA) - See document: www.ipma.cz - Project Management Institute (PMI) - See document: www.pmi.org

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

- presentation of assigned tasks in groups - a written test

E-learning

Other requirements

Additional requirements are placed on the student.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

Lectures: 1. Project management methods: Characteristics of effective project management. Conflict solving. Project leader and his authority. Different cultures and values. Tools used to create the right management model. Carrying out the evaluation of resources and the effectiveness of project management 2. Organizational support of project teams: Executive functions and their powers. Powers of direct superior. Simple functional organization. Product and project-oriented organization. Matrix organization. Organizational trend - networked / distributed organizations. Case study - Conflict with a superior in organization. 3. Project planning: Five basic elements of project planning. Design of milestones and goals of the project. Sources of errors in setting milestones and project goals. Characteristics of a good project goal. Division of tasks. Methodical tools used for individual stages of the project life. 4. Work Breakdown Structures (WBS). Task Breakdown Criteria (WBS). Project organization. Methodical tools used for individual stages of the project life. 5. Project plans. Planning, communication between processes. Parallelism. Gantt charts. Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and Critical Path Method (CPM). Determination of the critical path. 6. Resource management and budgeting: Resource planning and management. Network Analysis. Case study – project budget. 7. Use of the method of constraint theory (TOC) in project management. Applications on practical examples. 8. Use of agile methods in project management, assessment of the suitability of using agile methods in the project and its phases. Conditions for agile project management methods. Structure and organization of your project team. 9. Project management: When to think about changing the project outline. Organizational prerequisites for project management. Management quality. Project plan and budget management. Solving problems with the plan and budget. Change management. Project Reporting. A practical example of project management. 10. Risk management: Definition of risks. Risk management plan. Risk management process. Risk identification. Qualitative and quantitative risk analysis. Risk management methods.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2022/2023 Winter semester, validity until: 2023/2024 Summer semester)
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Graded credit Graded credit 100  51 3
Mandatory attendence participation: The condition of the credit is participation in at least 30% of lectures, presentation of own project and successful completion of a written test - Determining the critical path of the project.

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Completion of all mandatory tasks within individually agreed deadlines.

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Occurrence in study plans

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2023/2024 (N0613A140035) Computer Science P English Ostrava 2 Optional study plan
2023/2024 (N0716A060002) Automotive Electronic Systems P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (N2647) Information and Communication Technology (2612T025) Computer Science and Technology P English Ostrava 2 Optional study plan
2022/2023 (N0613A140035) Computer Science P English Ostrava 2 Optional study plan
2022/2023 (N0716A060002) Automotive Electronic Systems P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (N2647) Information and Communication Technology (2612T025) Computer Science and Technology P English Ostrava 2 Optional study plan

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Assessment of instruction



2022/2023 Summer