Project Management (FSI-ZRS)

Academic year 2022/2023
Supervisor: doc. Ing. Daniel Koutný, Ph.D.  
Supervising institute: ÚK all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Aims of the course unit:
Graduates will be able to use project management methods and techniques in planning, managing and completing projects.
Learning outcomes and competences:
Knowledge of principles, methods and tools of project management.
Ability to plan a project and clearly present its goals, content, schedule and outputs.
Ability to develop project documentation with regard to the structure of activities, time sequence, resources and costs.
Prerequisites:
Knowledge of working on a PC at the level of a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
Course contents:
Subject includes an overview of the basic methods and principles of project management. It provides a essential link between the objectives, individual phases of the project, human and material resources and required terms that are necessary for the successful completion of the project. Emphasis is placed on the active use of basic methods on model examples when working in small teams and the use of computer aided project management. The course creates a methodological basis for projects, which students further use in project-oriented teaching and diploma theses.
Teaching methods and criteria:
Lectures, exercises, self-study.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:

Conditions for obtaining credit: 
- active participation in exercises (max. 10 points), 
- submission of tasks assigned in the exercise (max. 50 points), 
- passing a theory test (max. 40 points).
Controlled participation in lessons:

Lectures: attendance is mandatory and controlled by the teacher. 
Exercises: participation is mandatory and controlled by the teacher. 
In case of long-term absence, compensation for missed classes is in the competence of the subject guarantor.
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  4 × 2 hrs. optionally                  
    Exercise  6 × 2 hrs. compulsory                  
    Computer-assisted exercise  3 × 2 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture - Project definition, three imperatives, project phases, project management standards.
- Pre-project phases, Logical framework, stakeholder analysis, SLEPT, SWOT.
- Risks and their management, identification and evaluation, RIPRAN, point method.
- Project phases, SOW, project team and team roles, inaugural meeting.
- Hierarchical structure of works, CPM methods, PERT, Gantt chart, network analysis, OBS, responsibility matrices, communication matrices.
- Implementation phase, evaluation of project status, percentage fulfillment, milestone method, EVM, SSD, crisis management.
- Post-project phases, project completion and analysis, measures for future projects, project maintenance phases.
    Exercise - Practical practice of techniques and methods on examples of technical projects.
- Methods of group problem solving, brainstorming, mind maps, team roles, project team.
- Logical framework method, work breakdown structure (WBS), organizational breakdown structure (OBS), responsibility matrix.
    Computer-assisted exercise - Computer aided project management: MS Project (Office 365) - project creation, project time schedule (Gantt chart), task assignment, work with shared data storage.
Literature - fundamental:
1. JEŽKOVÁ, Z. KREJČÍ, H. LACKO, B. ŠVEC J. Projektové řízení - jak zvládnout projekty. ACSA, 2015, 381 s. ISBN 978-80-905297-1-7.
Literature - recommended:
1. HEAGNEY, J. Fundamentals of Project Management AMACOM – Book Division of American Management Association. 5th Edition. 2016. ISBN 978-1-5231-0668-4. [Online] Dostupná z: https://app.knovel.com/hotlink/toc/id:kpFPME0001/fundamentals-project/fundamentals-project.
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
CŽV full-time study CZV Bases of Mechanical Engineering -- GCr 3 Compulsory 1 1 W
N-PDS-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- GCr 3 Compulsory 2 1 W
N-KSI-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- GCr 3 Compulsory 2 1 W