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Project Management

Type of study Follow-up MasterBachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 157-0476/03
Abbreviation PMk
Course title Project Management
Credits 3
Coordinating department Department of Systems Engineering and Informatics
Course coordinator Mgr. Ing. Lucie Klaubenschalk Chytilová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to the subject and basic concepts in the field of project management
2. Project management standards and methodologies
3. Project management approaches (waterfall, agile, hybrid)
4. Project life cycle
5. Project initiation: objectives and logical framework
6. Grant sources for project financing
7. Project planning: Work breakdown structure (WBS)
8. Project planning: Project organizational structure (OBS) and stakeholder analysis
9. Project planning: Project time structure (TBS) and Gantt chart
10. Project financial management: project budget and funding sources (CBS)
11. Risk management
12. Implementation, monitoring and control
13. Project termination and sustainability

Literature

The Essence of the Project Management Method. Prince2. Sixth edition. INBOX SK [2022] ISBN 978-80-973698-1-1 .
The standard for project management and A guide to the project management body of knowledge: (PMBOK GUIDE). Seventh edition. Newton Square, Pennsylvania: Project Management Institute, [2021]. ISBN 9781628256642.
RIGBY, D., ELK, S., S. BEREZ. Doing Agile Right: Transformation Without Chaos. Harvard Business Review Press, [2020]. ISBN 9781633698710 .

Advised literature

Horine, Greg. Project Management Absolute Beginner's Guide. Fifth edition. Que Publishing [2022]. ISBN 013764695X .
KALPESH, Ashar. Project Management and Agile Essentials - A Practical Self-Study Guide. Vibrant Publishers, 2020. ISBN 1636510450 .
KALPESH, Ashar. Project Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know. Fifth edition. Vibrant Publishers, 2022. ISBN 163651071X .