Terminated in academic year 2018/2019

International Project Management

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	548-0911/02
Abbreviation	IPM
Course title	International Project Management
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Karel Skokan, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. System approach to management. The general definition of the system and its features.
2. General principles of project management as an effective change management and implementation strategies.
3. Project life cycle and project management processes.
4. People and organizations in project management. Project stakeholders, the project team and project manager.
5. Initialization and project definition, feasibility study and selection criteria projects.
6. Planning in Project Management (plan activities, resources, risks, etc.).
7. Implementation, control and close a project.
8. Information systems project management. MS Project.
9. Logical framework approach to project management.
10. The application of project management in practice

Literature

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.

Advised literature

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.

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