ESF:BPH_ABUP Business Projects - Course Information
BPH_ABUP Business Projects (for Czech studies)
Faculty of Economics and AdministrationSpring 2020
The course is not taught in Spring 2020
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Tuck Lloyd Crawford MacRae, M. B.A. (lecturer)
Ing. Petr Smutný, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Petr Smutný, Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Ing. Petr Smutný, Ph.D.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Nesvadbová
Supplier department: Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration - Prerequisites
- (! BPH_BUPR Business Projects ) && (! NOWANY ( BPH_BUPR Business Projects ))
The main objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the structure and key terminology of the method. This includes creating an understanding of the need for project management and how PRINCE2 meets this need. Upon completion of the course, students will be familiar with the characteristics and context of a project and the benefits of adopting PRINCE2. They will understand the purpose of the PRINCE2 roles, management products, themes, and principles, and they will be aware of what decisions the project manager is expected to make. Lastly, they will be fully versed in the purpose, objectives and context of the PRINCE2 processes and be well prepared to take the PRINCE2 Foundation Certification Examination. - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 7 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/7, only registered: 0/7 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Tourism (programme ESF, N-RR)
- Economic Information Systems (programme ESF, B-SI)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-EKON) (3)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-EKT) (2)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-HE)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-HS)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-KS)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-MA)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-MS)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-PL)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-PS)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-SO)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-SP)
- Economics (programme ESF, M-EKT)
- Economics (programme ESF, N-AM)
- Economics (programme ESF, N-EKON) (3)
- Economics (programme ESF, N-EKT) (2)
- Economics (programme ESF, N-HS)
- Economics (programme ESF, N-MA)
- European Economy, Administrative and Cultural Studies (programme ESF, B-HPS)
- Finance and Law (programme ESF, B-FIPR)
- Finance and Law (programme ESF, B-FU)
- Finance (programme ESF, B-FIN)
- Finance (programme ESF, B-FU)
- Finance (programme ESF, M-FU)
- Finance (programme ESF, N-FIN)
- Finance (programme ESF, N-FU)
- Economic Policy and International Relations (programme ESF, N-HPMV)
- Economic Policy and International Relations (programme ESF, N-HPS)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-FI)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-HE)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-HOSP) (3)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-HPS) (2)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-HS)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-KS)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-MS)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-PL)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-PS)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-SO)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-SP)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, M-HPS)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, N-HOSP)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, N-HPS)
- Mathematical and Statistical Methods in Economics (programme ESF, N-KME)
- Mathematical and Statistical Methods in Economics (programme ESF, N-MSME)
- Business Management (programme ESF, B-EKM)
- Business Management (programme ESF, B-PEM)
- Business Management (programme ESF, M-EKM)
- Business Management (programme ESF, N-EKM)
- Business Management (programme ESF, N-PEM)
- Business Informatics (programme ESF, B-POIN)
- Business Informatics (programme ESF, B-SI)
- Business Informatics (programme ESF, N-SI)
- Project management (programme ESF, N-RR)
- Regional Development and Tourism (programme ESF, B-HPS)
- Regional Development and Tourism (programme ESF, B-RRCR)
- Regional Development and Administration (programme ESF, B-HPS)
- Regional Development and Administration (programme ESF, B-HPS, specialization Reg. Develop. & Admin.)
- Regional Development and Administration (programme ESF, B-HPS, specialization Reg. Develop. & Admin.)
- Regional Development and Administration (programme ESF, M-HPS)
- Regional Development and Administration (programme ESF, N-HPS)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, B-HE)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, B-HPS) (2)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, B-HS)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, B-KS)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, B-PL)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, B-SP)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, B-VES) (3)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, M-HPS)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, N-HPS) (2)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, N-VES)
- Public Administration (programme ESF, N-MFTAP)
- Public Administration (programme ESF, N-HPS)
- Course objectives
- The main objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the structure and key terminology of the method. This includes creating an understanding of the need for project management and how PRINCE2 meets this need. Upon completion of the course, students will be familiar with the characteristics and context of a project and the benefits of adopting PRINCE2. They will understand the purpose of the PRINCE2 roles, management products, themes, and principles, and they will be aware of what decisions the project manager is expected to make. Lastly, they will be fully versed in the purpose, objectives and context of the PRINCE2 processes and be well prepared to take the PRINCE2 Foundation Certification Examination.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course, students will have:
1. A thorough comprehension of the PRINCE2 methodology and the ability to apply it from the perspective of a project manager.
2. An understanding of risk and the ability to formulate a risk management strategy.
3. A basic understanding of project scheduling tools and techniques combined with a working knowledge of:
    a. Product Breakdown Structures;
    b. Product flow diagrams;
    c. Activity networks;
    d. Critical path analysis;
    e. Gantt charts;
    f. Work Breakdown Structures; and
    g. Resource allocation.
4. A knowledge of Product Based Planning and the ability to utilize the technique.
5. An understanding of cost estimating and project budgeting techniques and the ability to use them in the context of the course case study.
6. The ability to design and use progress tracking mechanisms and controls for time, cost, quality, risk, scope and benefits. - Syllabus
This course relies heavily on class participation and pre-class reading. Readings listed in the schedule below are to be done PRIOR to class.
Class and Reading Schedule
- All readings, except for those required for lecture 2, are from the book:
Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 2009 Edition
Lecture 1
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Course Introduction
Lecturer: Dr. Smutný & MacRae
Lecture 2
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Introduction to PRINCE2®, PRINCE2® Lifecycle & the PRINCE2® processes, Tailoring PRINCE2®
Read sections I through III of the Student Guide found in the IS
Read pages 3 to 18 and pages 215 to 231 of Managing Successful Projects
Lecturer: Tuck MacRae
Lecture 3
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Organisation Theme, Business Case Theme, Benefit Review Plan
Read pages 21 to 43, plus Appendices A.1, Benefit Review Plan and A.2, Business Case
Lecturer: Tuck MacRae
Lecture 4
Thursday, March 9, 2017
PRINCE2 Plans Theme, Product Based Planning
Read pages 61 to 73 and pages 279 to 283 of Managing Successful Projects plus, Appendices:
A.16, Plans
A.17, Product Description
A.21, Project Product Description
Lecturer: Tuck MacRae
Lecture 5
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Progress Theme.
Read pages 101 to 110 of Managing Successful Projects, and Appendices:
A.3, Checkpoint Report
A.7, Daily Log
A.8, End Project Report
A.9, End Stage Report
A.11, Highlight Report
A.12, Issue Register
A.14, Lessons Log
A.15, Lessons Report
A.18, Product Status Account
A.23 Quality Register
A.25, Risk Register
A.26 Work Package
Lecturer: Dr. Smutný
Lecture 6
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Quality Theme & Quality Management, Quality Review Technique
Read Pages 47 to 58 of Managing Successful Projects and Appendix A.22, Quality Management Strategy
Lecturer: Tuck MacRae
Lecture 7
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Change Theme & Configuration Management
Read pages 91 to 97 of Managing Successful Projects and Appendices:
A.5, Configuration Item Records
A.6, Configuration Management Strategy
A.12, Issue Register
A.13, Issue Report
A.18, Product Status Account
Lecturer: Tuck MacRae
Lecture 8
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Risk Theme, Risk Management
Read pages 77 to 88 of Managing Successful Projects and Appendices:
A.24, Risk Management Strategy
A.25, Risk Register
Lecturer: Dr. Smutný
Seminar 1
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Case Study Review, Starting up the Razorback Project, Class Exercise: The Organisation
Read the Czech Razorbacks case study in the Student Guide.
Read pages 113 to 145 of Managing a Successful Project plus Appendices:
A.2, Business Case
A.7, Daily Log
A.14, Lessons Log
A.16, Plans
A.21, Project Product Description
A.19, Project Brief
Lecturer: Tuck MacRae
Seminar 2
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Starting up Class Exercise: The Project Brief.
Memorize the composition section of Appendix A.19, Project Brief
Lecturer: Tuck MacRae
Seminar 3
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Initiating the Razorback Project, Class Exercise: Initiation Stage Activities and Creating Documents
Read Pages 149 to 164 of Managing Successful Projects plus Appendices:
A.20, Project Initiation Documentation
A.4, Communication Management Strategy
A.6, Configuration Management Strategy
A.22, Quality Management Strategy
A.24, Risk Management Strategy
A.16, Plans
A.2 Business Case
A.1, Benefits Review Plan
Lecturer: Tuck MacRae
Seminar 4
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Individual Graded Activity, Exercise: Creating the PID.
Memorize the composition section of each document in the PID and the PID itself
Lecturer: Tuck MacRae
Seminar 5
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Managing Progress Class Exercise: Handling Events and Daily Activities with Logs and Registers
Read pages 167 to 202 of Managing Successful Projects and Appendices:
A.3, Checkpoint Report
A.5, Configuration Item Records
A.7, Daily Log
A.9, End Stage Report
A.10, Exception Report
A.11, Highlight Report
A.12, Issue Register
A.13, Issue Report
A.14, Lessons Log
A.23, Quality Register
A.25, Risk Register
A.26, Work Package
Lecturer: Dr. Smutný
Seminar 6
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Individual Graded Activity, Exercise: Managing Progress & Delivery Stage Activities
Lecturer: Dr. Smutný
Seminar 07
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Closing a Project Class Exercise
Read pages 205 to 212 of Managing Successful Projects and Appendix A.8, End Project Report
Lecturer: Dr. Smutný
Seminar 08
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Individual Graded Activity, Exercise: Closure
Read about premature closure and review log, register and document creation exercises
Lecturer: Dr. Smutný
Seminar 09
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
PRINCE2 Foundation Practice Exam
Read Appendix B of the Student Manual
Lecturer: Dr. Smutný
Seminar 10
Thursday, May 11, 2017
PRINCE2 Foundation Practice Exam, Review
Lecturer: Dr. Smutný
Seminar 11
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Course Exam
Study for the exam
Lecturer: Dr. Smutný
Seminar 12
May 18, 2017
Course Exam Feedback and Round Table Discussion
Lecturer: Dr. Smutný & MacRae
- Literature
- required literature
- Managing successful projects with Prince2. 5th ed. London: TSO, 2009, 327 pp. ISBN 978-0-11-331059-3. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, workshops.
- Assessment methods
Grading Scheme
Graded Activity 1 worth 10% of Grade
Project Initiation Documentation
60 min Exercise
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Graded Activity 2 worth 15% of Grade
Delivery Stage Activities
60 min Exercise
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Graded Activity 3 worth 15% of Grade
Project Closure Activities
60 min Exercise
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Exam worth 60% of Grade
Course Exam
60 min duration
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Any copying, keeping a record of tests or carrying the tests out, using forbidden aids including any communication devices or any other breach of objectivity of the exam is regarded as a failure to meet the obligations of the subject and as a serious breach of study regulations. As a consequence, the teacher grades the student with "F" and the dean is allowed to initiate a disciplinary action, which might lead to the termination of the studies.- Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught each semester.
Note related to how often the course is taught: výuka probíhá formou skupinových konzultací.
General note: Předmět je nabízen pouze studentům v českých programech. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- BPH_FBPR Foundations of Business Projects
(!BPH_ABUP) && (!NOWANY(BPH_ABUP)) && (!MPH_EKRP)&& (!BPH_BUPR)
- BPH_FBPR Foundations of Business Projects
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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