Course details

Project Manager

PMA Acad. year 2013/2014 Summer semester 5 credits

Current academic year

This course covers the following themes: TECHNICAL COMPETENCES: Project management success. Interested parties. Project requirements and objectives. Risk and oportunity. Quality. Project organisation. Teamwork. Problem resolution. Project structures. Scope and deliverables. Time and project phases. Resources. Cost and finance. Procurement and contract. Changes. Control and reports. Information and documentation. Communication. Start-up. Close-out.
BEHAVIOURAL COMEPETENCES: Leadership. Engagement and motivation. Self-control. Assertiveness. Relaxation. Openness. Creativity. Results orientation. Efficiency. Consultation. Negotiation. Conflict and crisis. Reliability. Values appreciation. Ethics. CONTEXTUAL COMPETENCES: Project orientation. Programme orientation. Portfolio orientation. Project, programme and portfolio implementation (PPP implementation). Permanent organisation. Business. Systems, products and technology. Personnel management. Health, security, safety and environment. Finance. Legal.

Guarantor

Kreslíková Jitka, doc. RNDr., CSc. (DIFS)

Language of instruction

Czech

Completion

Classified Credit

Time span

  • 26 hrs lectures
  • 26 hrs exercises

Department

Department of Information Systems (UIFS)

Subject specific learning outcomes and competences

  • Student will acquaint how project manage, creating plans and auxiliary plans including risk analysis.
  • Student overrules to define project source for assignment to activities and reallocation of sources.
  • Student will able to adopt oneself and to apply knowledge and skills from project management area in corresponding context.

  • Student will able to apply knowledge from project management like the member of team in project.
  • Obtained competency correspond requirement of candidate for internationally valid certification IPMA level D and C.

Learning objectives

The goal of the course is to get complex and comprehensive overview in project management according to IPMA (International Project Management Association) standard, practice important techniques, methods and skills, which are confirmed in everyday project practice. To prepare students for written examination of internationally certification according to IPMA level D and C. After successful finishing this course, students fulfill necessary requirement of candidate for internationally valid certification IPMA level D.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

  • Knowledge of higher mathematics.

Study literature

  • Kerzner, H.: Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 9th ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006, ISBN 13 978-0-471-74187-9.
  • Svozilová, A.: Projektový management, GRADA Publishing, 2007, ISBN 80-247-1501-5.
  • Rosenau, M. D.: Řízení projektů, Computer Press, 2007, 344 s., ISBN 80-7226-218-1.

Fundamental literature

  • Doležal J., Máchal P., Lacko B. a kol.: Projektový management podle IPMA, 2. aktualizované a doplněné vydání, Grada, 2012, ISBN 978-80-247-4275-5.
  • Pitaš, J. a kol.: Národní standard kompetencí projektového řízení, Společnost pro projektové řízení, o.s., 2012, ISBN 978-80-214-4058-6. 

Syllabus of lectures

  1. 1.08 Problem resolution, 1.09 Project structures, 1.15 Changes, 1.18 Communication.
  2. 3.01 Project orientation, 3.02 Programme orientation, 3.03 Portfolio orientation, 3.04 Project, programme and portfolio implementation (PPP implementation), 3.07 Systems, products and technology.
  3. 2.04 Assertiveness, 2.06 Openness, 2.10 Consultation.
  4. 2.01 Leadership, 2.02 Engagement and motivation, 2.11 Negotiation, 2.12 Conflict and crisis.
  5. 2.03 Self-control, 2.05 Relaxation, 2.07 Creativity, 2.14 Values appreciation.
  6. 2.08 Results orientation, 2.09 Efficiency, 2.13 Reliability, 2.15 Ethics.
  7. 3.05 Permanent organisation, 3.06 Business, 3.08 Personnel management, 3.09 Health, security, safety and environment.
  8. 1.01 Project management success, 1.02 Interested parties, 1.03 Project requirements and objectives,  1.19 Start-up.
  9. 3.10 Finance, 3.11 Legal, 1.14 Procurement and contract, 1.17 Information and documentation, 1.20 Close-out.
  10. 1.13 Cost and finance, 1.16 Control and reports.
  11. 1.04 Risk and oportunity, 1.05 Quality, 1.06 Project organisation, 1.07 Teamwork.
  12. 1.10 Scope and deliverables, 1.11 Time and project phases, 1.12 Resources.

Syllabus of numerical exercises

  1. Sestavení týmů. Sebehodnotící test. Metoda šesti otázek.
  2. Implementace projektového řízení v organizaci. 
  3. Techniky gramofonová deska a negativní dotazování. Simulace vedení diskuze a porady.
  4. Dispersonifikace a řešení problému metodami mediace a facilitace.
  5. "KOTEL" - obdobně jako u veřejného vystoupení - pod palbou otázek bude veřejné vystoupení zaznamenané na videokameru.
  6. "ETICKÝ KODEX" - vlastní i skupinový etický kodex, "PAPÍROVÁ VĚŽ" - obdobně jako u veřejného vystoupení - pod palbou otázek bude veřejné vystoupení zaznamenané na videokameru.
  7. Postupy výběru vhodných pracovníků pro projekt, (volba vhodného typu organizační struktury).
  8. SWOT analýza. Logický rámec.
  9. Rozhodování o optimálních zdrojích financování projektů: Čistá současná hodnota kapitálu.
  10. EVM - Metoda řízení dosažené hodnoty projektu. 
  11. Analýza rizik.
  12. Síťový graf, kontrola zdrojů.
  13. Závěrečné testování.

Progress assessment

  • The minimal ten classes have to active attend.  
  • Submit three home assignments.
  • To earn min. 50 points within the semester.

 

Teaching methods and criteria

The course uses teaching methods in form of Lecture - 2 teaching hours per week, Exercise - 2 teaching hours per week.

Controlled instruction

  • Active attending minimal 10 classes.
  • Three evaluated home assignments.
  • Final written test. 

Course inclusion in study plans

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