Course detail
Project Management
FP-BPMAEAcad. year: 2024/2025
The structure of the subject is based on the life cycle of the project. We will go through the phases of the project and the practical methods of the project will explain the methods used in the given stages. Students will understand individual project management methods and will know when to use this method. It is related to the understanding of the input information that is necessary for the construction of the given methods and what they are doing in the project. Content of the International Project Management Organization (IPMA), Project Management Institute (PMI) Project in Controlled Environment (PRINCE2).
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Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Students with an individual study plan have the same conditions.
Attendance at the lectures is not obligatory, but it is recommended because the explanation will directly link the content of the exercises. Attendance at seminars is required. Students present the partial outputs of the semester work.
Aims
Students will understand the complexity of project management and the need to use its methods in the implementation of projects in enterprises. They realize how important it is to set the target and project boundaries at the outset, project success criteria, define stakeholders and their requirements. It will clarify the basic principles of project management, familiarize with the methods and understand the processes of project management.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
LEYSTER, A. Project Management, Planning and Control, 6th Edition. 2014. ISBN 978-0-08-098324-0. (EN)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) - Sixth edition. Pennsylvania: PMI, 2013. ISBN 978-1-935589-67-9. (EN)
SCHWALBE, K. An Introduction to Project Management. 2015. ISBN 978-1505212099. (EN)
Recommended reading
HERMARIJ, J. Better Practices of Project Management Based on Ipma Competences. 2013. 692 p. ISBN 978-90-87537-17-3. (EN)
MULHACY, R. PMP® Exam Prep 8th Edition. 2013. 624 p. ISBN 978-1-932735-65-9. (EN)
Practice Standard for Earned Value Management. Project Management Institute, 2011. 80 p. ISBN 978-1-935589-35-8. (EN)
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