Course: Project Management According to the Methodology IPMA Level D

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Course title Project Management According to the Methodology IPMA Level D
Course code KPM/IPMAD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Januška Martin, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Beránek Michal, Ing.
Course content
1. Development of project management (PM), basic approaches, concepts and tools of PM, PM standards 2. Project life cycle, project management processes 3. Project definition, requirements and goals, logical framework and project charter of the project, project scope plan (PBS, WBS), project and strategy 4. Project organization, responsibility matrices, stakeholders, influence / interest matrices, meeting management, project office 5. Time schedule, network graph, Gantt chart, time planning methods, critical path, PERT, critical chain. 6. Resources and costs in the project, creativity, motivation and human resource management, the role in the team 7. Communication management, quality management, change management, change in the broader context of strategy 8. Project risk management, business management, contractual relations 9. Agile approaches in PM 10. Team leadership and teamwork, behavioral skills (assertiveness, manipulative techniques, discussion and negotiation) 11. Evaluation and control of the project, project scorecard, analysis of the created value. 12. Project documentation management, project closing, multi-project management, program, portfolio, relation to strategy, projects in the international environment

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 24 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to have knowledge of project management at bachelor level
Skills
Handle the Microsoft Office tools
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
master project management according to IPMA methodology at IPMA D level
Plan the project using MS Project tool
identifi all the competences described in the IPMA methodology
Skills
Plan the project using MS Project tool
quickly orientate in project plans
present important points of the project plan
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Self-study of literature
Skills
Seminar
Self-study of literature
Task-based study method
Competences
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Skills
Written exam
Competences
Written exam
Recommended literature
  • DOLEŽAL, J. a kol. Projektový management: komplexně, prakticky a podle světových standardů.. 2016. ISBN 978-80-247-5.
  • Doležal, Jan. Projektový management podle IPMA. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-2848-3.
  • Svozilová, Alena. Projektový management Systémový přístup k řízení projektů. 3., aktualizované a rozšířené vydání. 2016. ISBN 978-80-271-0075-0.
  • Šochová, Zuzana; Kunce, Eduard. Agilní metody řízení projektů. 1. vyd. Brno : Computer Press, 2014. ISBN 978-80-251-4194-6.


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