Introduction to Project Management

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Department of Computer Science

Synopsis:

The course introduces students to the general (not only IT) basics of project management. In addition to basic project management concepts (planning, organization, etc.) students also get practical experiences from team cooperation (information sharing, communication, etc.). All presented topics are practiced and extended in the consecutive courses.

Requirements:

No prerequisites are required

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Course introduction, project infrastructure, and documentation - repository, wiki, issue tracking system.

2. Project definition, project characteristics, and phases, introduction to team organization and cooperation.

3. Introduction to project planning, project management, and quality assurance, project evaluation.

4. IT project management in practice, typical project issues, project management best practices.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction - course, project repository, and issue tracking system; creating teams and projects assignment.

2. Project documentation - vision, working on the project.

3. Project plan, working on the project.

4. The final project presentation, closing project.

Study Objective:

The course graduates are aware of project management aspects. They know and understand project management and team cooperation basics. They are also able to use tools, necessary for software development in a team - for example, issue tracker, wiki, etc.

Study materials:

Recommended literature (in Czech):

J. Doležal, J. Krátký, Projektový management v praxi, Naučte se řídit projekty!, Grada, 2016

A. Svozilová, Projektový management, Systémový přístup k řízení projektů - 3., aktualizované a rozšířené vydání, GRADA, 2016

M. D. Rosenau, Řízení projektů, Computer Press, 2003

Note:

The course is taught in the block way during the 4 weeks.

Further information:

https://moodle.fel.cvut.cz/courses/B6B36ZPR

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Software Engineering and Technology (compulsory course in the program)