Project management

Garant předmětu:

Petra Pavlíčková

Lecturer:

David Pešek

Tutor:

David Pešek

Supervisor:

Department of Software Engineering

Synopsis:

Project management not only as a common dictionary and setting necessary processes while preparing and / or managing projects, but also as a social art. 20 years of experience not only in IT in various positions and different projects available at your hands.

Requirements:

Ability to read kitchen recipes.

Willingness and ambition to find out, how to get from the vision to results, that have impact.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introduction to project management. Project and key features of a project.

2. Types and levels of project management. Specifics and features of project management.

3. Project life cycle. Initial conditions, vision and goals of a project, strategic and action plan, progress indicators, responsibility matrices.

4. Project plan and work with vision. The relationship between a project and its client, the service of his ideas.

5. SWOT analysis and logical framework. Motivational factors for collaborators.

6. Scope of a project, setting the boundaries of a project solution.

7. Project schedule (Gantt chart) and project phasing.

8. Project resource and cost management.

9. Project team, project hierarchy. Team roles and key people. Psychology of teamwork.

10. Risks in a project. Changes in projects and crisis management.

11. Measurement in a project (KPI and other indicators), reporting and monitoring.

12. Problems and their escalation. Communication and methods of group problem solving.

13. Investor's view of a project. Creation of a start-up, „“D„“ day.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction to project management. Project and key features of a project.

2. Types and levels of project management. Specifics and features of project management.

3. Project life cycle. Initial conditions, vision and goals of a project, strategic and action plan, progress indicators, responsibility matrices.

4. Project plan and work with vision. The relationship between a project and its client, the service of his ideas.

5. SWOT analysis and logical framework. Motivational factors for collaborators.

6. Scope of a project, setting the boundaries of a project solution.

7. Project schedule (Gantt chart) and project phasing.

8. Project resource and cost management.

9. Project team, project hierarchy. Team roles and key people. Psychology of teamwork.

10. Risks in a project. Changes in projects and crisis management.

11. Measurement in a project (KPI and other indicators), reporting and monitoring.

12. Problems and their escalation. Communication and methods of group problem solving.

13. Investor's view of a project. Creation of a start-up, „“D„“ day.

Study Objective:

Go through the whole lifecycle of project management

Understand project management documentation

To encounter real life situations in project management within a team.

Present Your vision to a real investor

Study materials:

1. Lester A. : A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. Project Management Institute, 2017. ISBN 978-16-282-5184-5.

2. Doležal J. a kol.: Projektový management podle IPMA. Grada Publishing, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-4275-5.

3. Svozilová A. : Projektový management. Grada Publishing, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3611-2.

4. Wysocki R.K. : Effective Software Project Management. John Wiley & Sons, 2010. ISBN 978-0-470-44653-9.

Note:

Further information:

https://courses.fit.cvut.cz/BI-PRR

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

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Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

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The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Bachelor program Informatics, unspecified branch, in Czech, part-time, 2015 – 2021 (compulsory elective economic-management course, elective course)
• Bachelor branch Security and Information Technology, in Czech, part-time, 2015 - 2019 (compulsory elective economic-management course, elective course)
• Bachelor branch Web and Software Engineering, spec. Software Engin., in Czech, part-time, 2015–2020 (compulsory elective economic-management course, elective course)
• Bachelor specialization Information Security, part-time, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor specialization Software Engineering, part-time, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor specialization Computer Networks and Internet, part-time, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor specialization Computer Systems and Virtualization, part-time, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor branch Security and Information Technology, part-time, in Czech, 2020 (compulsory elective economic-management course, elective course)
• Bachelor program, unspecified specialization, part-time, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)