Course detail

Project Management

FIT-MPRAcad. year: 2012/2013

Project life cycle. Process oriented organization. Project management processes. Basic terms of process management. Process definition. Quality and efficiency process measurement. Motivation factors for process improvement. Techniques for continuous process improvement. The relation of process management to project management and to total quality management. Application of processes in project management. Project and process management software support. Norms and current standards in project and process management.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. RNDr. Jitka Kreslíková, CSc.

Department

Department of Information Systems (UIFS)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student will be able: to develop project management plans, to identify monitor and control mechanisms for IT projects, to allocate and re-allocate project resources. Student will understand the relationships between process management and project management. Student will become acquainted with the project and product process assessments and will be able to understand processes improvement techniques.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Student has to hand both home assignments, attend at computer practice, to hand project (to get minimum of 1 point for all home assignments, computer excercise and project) and has to get at least 20 of the points from the home assignments, computer excercise and project.

Course curriculum

  1. Introduction. The project management framework. The project management knowledge areas. Processes of project management.
  2. Using principles of process approach to project management.
  3. Project definition process.
  4. Project planning processes.
  5. Project organization processes.
  6. Project execute processes.
  7. Project control processes.
  8. Project closure process.
  9. Quality and efficiency process measurement.
  10. Principles of process improvement.
  11. Methods and progress in project management. Critical chain scheduling.
  12. Norms and the current standards in project and process management.
  13. Project and process management software support.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To get view about principles, purpose, role and other aspects of process management in IT projects. To understand relation of process management to project management and to Total Quality Management. To create definite conception about the needs of successful project management. To be come acquainted with software product metrics. To be come acquainted with basic standards and norms of project management. To be come acquainted with the methods of measurement quality process, with techniques of process management implementation and with the basic standards and norms of process management.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Two evaluated home assignments. Checked attendance at computer practice. Evaluated team project with defence. Final written examination.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Doležal J., Máchal P., Lacko B. a kol.: Projektový management podle IPMA, 2. aktualizované a doplněné vydání, Grada, 2012, ISBN 978-80-247-4275-5.
Dyba, T.: Process Improvement in Practice: A Handbook for IT Companies. Kluwer Academic, 2004, 113 s., ISBN 1-4020-7869-2.
Goldratt, E.M.: Kritický řetěz, AFNOR, 2002, 265 s., ISBN 2-1246-5613-9.
Hallows, J.: Information Systems Project Management, AMACON, 2005, 288 s., ISBN 0-8144-7273-7.
Munson, C.: Software Engineering Measurement, AUERBACH PUBLICATION, 2003, 443 p., ISBN 0-8493-1503-4.
Schulte, P.: Complex IT Project Management, AUERBACH PUBLICATION, 2004, 314 s., ISBN 0-8493-1932-3. 
Schwalbe, K.: Řízení projektů v IT, Computer Press, a.s., 2007, 720 s., ISBN 978-80-251-1526-8.
Smejkal, V., Rais, K.: Řízení rizik ve firmách a jiných organizacích, Grada Publishing, 2006, ISBN 80-247-1667-4.

Recommended reading

Dyba, T.: Process Improvement in Practice: A Handbook for IT Companies Kluwer Academic, 2004, 113 p., ISBN 1-4020-7869-2.
Kerzner, H.: Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 9th ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006, ISBN 13 978-0-471-74187-9.
Rosemann, M.: Process Management, Springer - Verlag, 2003, 337 s., ISBN 3-540-43499-2.
Rosenau, M.D.: Řízení projektů, Computer Press, 2003, 344 s., ISBN 80-7226-218-1.
Vose, D.: Risk Analysis A Quantitative Guide Wiley, 2008, 735 p., ISBN-0: 0470512849, ISBN-3: 978-0470512845.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme IT-MSC-2 Master's

    branch MIS , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
    branch MMI , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. RNDr. Jitka Kreslíková, CSc.

Syllabus

  1. Introduction. The project management framework. The project management knowledge areas. Processes of project management.
  2. Using principles of process approach to project management.
  3. Project definition process.
  4. Project planning processes.
  5. Project organization processes.
  6. Project execute processes.
  7. Project control processes.
  8. Project closure process.
  9. Quality and efficiency process measurement.
  10. Principles of process improvement.
  11. Methods and progress in project management. Critical chain scheduling.
  12. Norms and the current standards in project and process management.
  13. Project and process management software support.

Fundamentals seminar

4 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. RNDr. Jitka Kreslíková, CSc.

Syllabus

  1. Introduction to MS Project software.
  2. Estimate costs, determine budget and control costs of project.

Exercise in computer lab

2 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. RNDr. Jitka Kreslíková, CSc.

Syllabus

  1. Team project plan developing in MS Project software.

Project

20 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. RNDr. Jitka Kreslíková, CSc.