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Not applicable.

Students will learn to plan and manage projects according to international standards of the International Project Management Association (IPMA) and the ČSN ISO 10 006 Czech State Norm. Further, the course will explain strategic connections of utilizing ICT for the support of business goals. The project management methods included in the training are fully exploitable also in other areas of managerial work, not only in selection and implementation of information systems. Particularly, the following four key areas of project management will be trained: creation of a project strategy, efficient project planning, principles of project management and completion of projects. The course will also explain the principles of building and leading project teams and the issue of multiple projects coordination.
Because of its compatibility with international standards, the course will also prepare students for the IPMA D-level certification exam (cf. http://www.ipma.cz/). The students will then be able to achieve an certification in project management.

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Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.
Lectures will be proceeded with using of didactical technique by using Power Pointe.
Seminars will take place as well as computational laboratory for the use of the product Microsoft project.

For the granting the credit the term work and its defense is required. The exam consists of a written test. This test will monitor both specific knowledge, as well as whether the students actually went through the entire semester learning process.

Topic 1: Project strategy
Topic 2: Principles of project planning
Topic 3: Theory of constraints and principles of multiple project management
Topic 4: Risk management and its necessity in project work
Topic 5: How to build an efficient project team
Topic 6: The IPMA international certification and the ČSN ISO 10 006 Czech State Norm
Topic 7: Professional utilization of project controlling and reporting
Topic 8: Completing the project
Each topic will be covered during one or two weeks of the semester.

The seminars will focus on practical training and practicing of the topic explained in lectures. In seminars the students will discuss particular case studies of already implemented projects. Part of the seminars will have the form of moderated discussion, during which the students will be able to practice the methods of process counseling and project team building.

Not applicable.

The main goal of the course is to introduce the students in the form of training to internationally recognized principles, trends and methods in project planning and management. The second goal is to teach students to utilize efficiently information and communication technologies in project management. The third goal is to show that team understanding of a problem is essential for successful project management.

Attendance at lectures is recommended, attendance at seminars is controlled by means of feedback tests. Way of control and substituting missed lessons will be realized by means of written tests and is fully in teacher's competence.

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DOLEŽAL, J. Projektový management podle IPMA. 2., aktualiz. a dopl. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2012. 526 s. ISBN 978-80-247-4275-5. (CS)
JEŽKOVÁ, Z. Projektové řízení: jak zvládnout projekty. Kuřim: Akademické centrum studentských aktivit, 2013. 381 s. ISBN 978-80-905297-1-7.
DOLEŽAL, J, J. KRÁTKÝ a O. CINGL. 5 kroků k úspěšnému projektu: 22 šablon klíčových dokumentů a 3 kompletní reálné projekty. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2013, 181 s. ISBN 978-80-247-4631-9.

NĚMEC, V. Projektový management. Praha GRADA 2002, 182 s. ISBN 80-247-0392-0 (CS)
SVOZILOVÁ, A. Projektový management. 2. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2011. 380 s. ISBN 978-80-247-3611-2. (CS)

26 hours, compulsory

The seminars will focus on practical training and practicing of the topic explained in lectures in the use of Microsoft Project.
In seminars the students will discuss particular case studies of already implemented projects.
Part of the seminars will have the form of moderated discussion, during which the students will be able to practice the methods of process counseling and project team building.