Course detail

Project Management

FSI-ZRSAcad. year: 2025/2026

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.
- 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

12 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Daniel Koutný, Ph.D.

Syllabus

- Practical practice of techniques and methods on examples of technical projects.
- 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

6 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Daniel Koutný, Ph.D.

Syllabus

- Computer aided project management: MS Project (Office 365) - project creation, project time schedule (Gantt chart), task assignment, work with shared data storage.