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International Project Management

Anotace

The course provides an introduction to project management in an international environment. The main objective of the course is to get acquainted the participants with the theory and art of project management as a field of research and practice. After explanation the basic terms and concepts of project management it describes the development of this discipline from the history to present times. Then it explains the systems view to project management and the role of projects in strategy implementation and organization of project management. It describes the international standard Project management body of knowledge, which is broadly accepted in world project management community and covers project management process groups and phases: project definition, planning, execution, control and closure. It presents the philosophy of European Commission Project Cycle Management and Logical framework approach to project management and a concrete example of PRINCE2 project management methodology used in UK and many other countries. Course is completed by short excursion to international environment of project management.

Povinná literatura

Gardiner, P.D. Project Management. A Strategic Planning Approach. NY: Palgrave, 2005. ISBN 0-333-98222-3.
Gray, C.F. Larson, E.W. Project Management. The Managerial Process. 4th Ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 2008, 589 s. ISBN 978-0-07-128751-7.
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), 2000 Edition. PA: Project management Institute, 2001. ISBN 1-880410-23-0.
Hedeman, B. et al. Project Management Based on PRINCE2. 3rd edition. Van Haren, 2006, 252 s. ISBN 90-77212-83-3.

Doporučená literatura

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), Third Edition. PA: Project management Institute, 2004. ISBN 1-930699-45-X.
Fuller, M., Georgie, J., Valacich, J. Information Systems Project Management: A Process and Team Approach. NY: Prentice Hall, 2007. ISBN-13: 9780131454170.
Guidelines on Aid Delivery Methods. Volume 1: Project Cycle Management Supporting effective implementation of the EC’s Development Cooperation Policy. EuropeAID, February 2004. http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/qsm/project_en.htm.
Project Cycle Management Guidelines. Volume 1. Brussels: EuropeAid Cooperation Office. March 2004.
Schwalbe, K. Information Technology Project Management. 4th ed. Boston: Thomson, 2006. ISBN0-619-21528-3.


Language of instruction čeština, čeština
Code 548-0911
Abbreviation IPM
Course title International Project Management
Coordinating department Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Karel Skokan, Ph.D.