Course: Project Management

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Course title Project Management
Course code KEMCH/C859
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Košťálová Jana, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Development of project management (PM), basic approaches, terms and tools of PM, international standards of PM 2. Project, program, portfolio, project life cycle, project management processes, project office. 3. Pre-project phase, project definition, requirements and objectives, logical framework and project charter, project plan, project scope (PBS, WBS). 4. Project schedule, Gantt chart, time planning methods, critical path, PERT, critical chain. 5. Project organization, responsibility matrix, stakeholders, project resources, motivation and human resource management, roles in the team. 6. Resources and costs in the project, cash flow management of the project, sources of project financing. 7. Communication management, quality management, change management. 8. Project risk management. 9. Project management during implementation, reporting, management of project documentation, change management, closure, evaluation and control of the project. 10. Agile approaches in PM, hybrid project management. 11. Team management and team cooperation, behavioral skills. 12. Trends in project management, projects in an international environment, sustainability in project management, information systems to support project management, evaluation of the level of project management. 13. Student conference - presentation of seminar work, discussion.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Skills training
  • Preparation of a presentation (report) - 12 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a final test - 12 hours per semester
  • Data/material collection - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 26 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 52 hours per semester
  • Writing a seminar paper - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to educate students in area of the basic rules of project management.
After completing the subject, the student has got the necessary knowledge of project management for practise in the corporate environment.
Prerequisites
Knowledge and understanding of business economics and management

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Home assignment evaluation, Presentation

The exam is written and oral. During the course the student prepares a semester work and presents a presentation. The semester work and presentation will be taken into account during the exam.
Recommended literature
  • Association for Project Management. APM Body of Knowledge. Rirborough, 2019. ISBN 9781903494820.
  • Carboni, J., Duncan, W., Gonzalez, M., Milsom, P., Young, M. Sustainable Project Management: The GPM Reference Guide. USA, 2018. ISBN 978-0-578-19688-6.
  • Doležal, J. Agilní přístupy vývoje produktu a řízení projektu Komplexně, prakticky a dle světové praxe. Praha, 2022. ISBN 978-80-271-3705-3.
  • Doležal, J., Lacko, B., Máchal, P. a kol. Projektový management podle IPMA.. 2012. ISBN 9788024742755.
  • Project Management Institute. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. Newton Square, 2017. ISBN 9781628251845.
  • Šochová, Z., Kunce, E. Agilní metody řízení projektů. Brno, 2019. ISBN 9788025151075.


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