Course detail
Project Management
FSI-ZRSAcad. year: 2024/2025
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.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
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).
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.
Aims
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.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Recommended reading
Elearning
Classification of course in study plans
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- 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
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- 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
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
Elearning