Course detail
International Project Management
FP-IBipmPAcad. year: 2023/2024
Students will learn principles and methods that are used in management of the projects and they will gain knowledge of managing projects in business with focuse on managing international projects.
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Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
THE END OF THE COURSE:
Credit requirements:
Students will receive credit for completing assignment given by teacher in the first lecture.
Examination requirements:
The examination will be written and students will be asked open-ended questions designed to test the knowledge gained during class as well as through study of assigned materials.
FOR STUDENTS WITH INDIVIDUAL STUDY
THE END OF THE COURSE:
Credit requirements:
Students will receive credit for completing assignment given by teacher in the first lecture.
Examination requirements:
The examination will be written and students will be asked open-ended questions designed to test the knowledge gained during class as well as through study of assigned materials.
Student attendance will be checked on lectures.
Aims
Managing the project, leading projects team, stakeholder management and soft skills needed for projects. When students pass this subject, they should know how to manage project in changing environment and in conditions of 21. Century.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
IPMA “Individual Competence Baseline” Version 4.0. International Project Management Association. 2015. ISBN (pdf): 978-94-92338-01-3.
SMOLÍKOVÁ. L. International Project management - Study text for full-time form of study. 2019. Brno
Recommended reading
SCHWALBE, K. An Introduction to Project Management. 2015. ISBN 978-15-0521-209-9.
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme MGR-IBM Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
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Syllabus
2. International standards and methodologies of project management (IPMA, PMI, PRINCE2) and their comparison.
3. Definition of basic term from project management (project, definition based on five attributes of te project, the difference between the project and routine).
4. The elements of the project strategy, life cycle of the projects (pre-project, project and post-project stages).
5. Project manager for 21. Century.
6. Managing projects in international environment, managing virtual teams and managing start up projects.
7. Teamwork in the project (basic characteristics of the project team, the team project roles in life stages of the project team).
8. Specification of project objectives, feasibility and opportunity studies.
9. Criteria for project success (soft and hard project criteria), stakeholders (primary and secondary stakeholders, stakeholder management).
10. Project stage (project initiation, project planning).
11. Project stage (implementation and completion of the project).
12. After project stage (project evaluation, evaluation of the benefits of the project).
13. Agile approach to the projects.