Course: Project Management 2

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Course title Project Management 2
Course code KKTS/RIPR2
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, Czech, Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šviráková Eva, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- Standards, methodology and project management tools - Projects in controlled environment - Process according PRINCE2 - an overview of the method - Themes PRINCE2 - an overview - The Processes of the method - an overview - Principles of PRINCE2 - Starting up a project - Directing a project - Business case - Organization - Initiating a project - Plans: design the plan, define and analyze the products, Identify activities and dependencies, prepare estimates, prepare the schedule, document the plan, analyze the risks - Managing product delivery - Managing a stage boundary, controlling a stage - Quality, Change, Progress - Risk, closing a project - Sample test PRINCE2. - Method for monitoring of project progress. Software support for project management. Project changes and project crisis. Risk management in projects. Prerequisites - other information about course preconditions. Communication skills in the team, analytic thinking, system thinking.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Home preparation for classes - 10 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Practical experience with project management, Knowledge of basic differences between project management and day to day activities management, Basics of financial budgeting.
Practical experience with project management, Knowledge of basic differences between project management and day to day activities management, Basics of financial budgeting.
learning outcomes
The student can otherwise articulate basic concepts such as project, triple bottom line, stakeholders, risk, milestone, project goal, mandate, and project schedule.
The student can otherwise articulate basic concepts such as project, triple bottom line, stakeholders, risk, milestone, project goal, mandate, and project schedule.
The student can explain the meaning of universal agile project management principles.
The student can explain the meaning of universal agile project management principles.
The student can explain the division of a project into phases of project life cycle management and is able to sequence them and assign the relevant project documents to them.
The student can explain the division of a project into phases of project life cycle management and is able to sequence them and assign the relevant project documents to them.
The student explains the meaning and purpose of using the Gantt chart, Kanban board, Scrum process, Standup meeting, Retrospective, and other elements of project management.
The student explains the meaning and purpose of using the Gantt chart, Kanban board, Scrum process, Standup meeting, Retrospective, and other elements of project management.
Using examples, the student demonstrates an understanding of the concept of customer value and can justify why user experience is the primary concern in the project.
Using examples, the student demonstrates an understanding of the concept of customer value and can justify why user experience is the primary concern in the project.
Skills
The student selects key information from the assignment of the head of the organization and compiles a Business Case for the project.
The student selects key information from the assignment of the head of the organization and compiles a Business Case for the project.
The student analyzes the problem of the organization and proposes options for solving the problem to be solved by the project.
The student analyzes the problem of the organization and proposes options for solving the problem to be solved by the project.
The student proposes and appropriately articulates a design challenge for the project as input to determine the project's goal.
The student proposes and appropriately articulates a design challenge for the project as input to determine the project's goal.
The student selects key information from the minutes of the project team meeting and creates a Project Summary, identifying project deliverables and specifying them for the project schedule.
The student selects key information from the minutes of the project team meeting and creates a Project Summary, identifying project deliverables and specifying them for the project schedule.
The student plans the progress of work on the project as a project schedule and uses a Gantt chart to do this independently.
The student plans the progress of work on the project as a project schedule and uses a Gantt chart to do this independently.
The student critically monitors the actual implementation of the project against the plan and compares the planned and actual results of the project. Independently creates a report on the completion of the project and is able to record any differences from the plan.
The student critically monitors the actual implementation of the project against the plan and compares the planned and actual results of the project. Independently creates a report on the completion of the project and is able to record any differences from the plan.
The student reviews another student's documentation and approaches to creating project documents from the position of a project manager.
The student reviews another student's documentation and approaches to creating project documents from the position of a project manager.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Projection (static, dynamic)
Projection (static, dynamic)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
assessment methods
Conversation
Conversation
Written examination
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • Doležal, Jan. Projektový management podle IPMA. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-2848-3.
  • Svozilová, Alena. Projektový management. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2006. ISBN 80-247-1501-5.
  • Šviráková Eva. Kreativní projektový management. Zlín, 2014. ISBN 978-80-87500-58-3.
  • Šviráková Eva. Řízení projektů II. Zlín, 2011.
  • Šviráková, Eva. Řízení projektů I. 1. vyd. Zlín : Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7318-990-7.
  • Šviráková Eva. SW podpora řízení projektů. Zlín, 2011.


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