Course detail
Project Management
FSI-ZRS Acad. year: 2022/2023 Winter semester
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
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
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.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of working on a PC at the level of a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, exercises, self-study.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
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).
Aims
Graduates will be able to use project management methods and techniques in planning, managing and completing projects.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme N-PDS-P: Industrial Design, Master's, compulsory
Programme N-KSI-P: Mechanical Engineering Design, Master's, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
8 hours, optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
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 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
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 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
– Computer aided project management: MS Project (Office 365) – project creation, project time schedule (Gantt chart), task assignment, work with shared data storage.