Project management

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Department of Software Engineering

Synopsis:

The aim of the course is to introduce students into the basic concepts and principles of project management, i.e. methods of planning, teamwork, analysis, crisis management in a project, communication, argumentation and meeting management. Students will practice project management techniques (e.g. SWOT analysis, risk assessment and management, Gantt charts, resource schedule, resource balancing, network graphs) and creation of project documentation. The course is designed especially for students who are interested in deepening their knowledge outside IT, consider starting their own company, or have ambitions to work in middle or senior management positions in large companies. The course is also suitable for all those who will develop software or hardware in the form of team projects.

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:

To encounter real life situations in project management.

Study materials:

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

Sustainable project management - The GPM reference guide

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

Frederick P. Brooks, jr.: The Mythical Man-Month

Reinhard K. Sprenger: Das Prinzip SELBST-Verantwortung

John Kotter, Holger Rathgeber: Our Iceberg is Melting

Note:

The course in presented using MS Teams and courses.fit.cvut.cz. Make sure u use the ctu_username (and the respective password) you have been assigned to access both.

Further information:

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

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Bachelor Specialization Computer Engineering, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor Specialization, Information Security, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor Specialization, Software Engineering, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor Specialization, Computer Science, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor Specialization, Computer Networks and Internet, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor Specialization Computer Systems and Virtualization, 2021 (elective course)
• Study plan for Ukrainian refugees (elective course)
• Bachelor Specialization, Computer Engineering, Version 2024 (elective course)