Course detail

Project Management

FSI-ZRSAcad. year: 2026/2027

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

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Daniel Koutný, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Machine and Industrial Design (ÚK)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of working on a PC at the level of a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.

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

Graduates will be able to use project management methods and techniques in planning, managing and completing projects.
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

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

JEŽKOVÁ, Z. KREJČÍ, H. LACKO, B. ŠVEC J. Projektové řízení - jak zvládnout projekty. ACSA, 2015, 381 s. ISBN 978-80-905297-1-7. (CS)

Recommended reading

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. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-KSI-P Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
  • Programme N-PDS-P Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

8 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Daniel Koutný, Ph.D.

Syllabus

- Project definition, three imperatives, project phases, project management standards.
- Pre-project phases, Logical framework, stakeholder analysis, SLEPT, SWOT.
- Project phases, SOW, project team and team roles, inaugural meeting.
- Hierarchical structure of works, OBS, responsibility matrices.
- Network planning techniques, Gantt chart, CPM methods, PERT.
- Risks and their management, identification and evaluation, RIPRAN, point method.
- 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

12 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Daniel Koutný, Ph.D.

Syllabus

- Group problem-solving methods, brainstorming, mind maps, team roles, project team.
- SWOT analysis, Gantt charts, logical framework method, work breakdown structure (WBS).
- Practical group exercise using techniques and methods based on examples of technical projects.
- Individual exercise of selected techniques on example of student's own thesis.

Computer-assisted exercise

6 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Daniel Koutný, Ph.D.

Syllabus

- Computer aided project management, familiarization with software tools MS Project (Office 365) and Mindmanager.

-Collaborative work in team, shared data storage, mind maps, project time schedule (Gantt chart), task assignment and check.