ESF:BPH_BUPR Business Projects - Course Information
BPH_BUPR Business Projects
Faculty of Economics and AdministrationSpring 2022
- 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 - Timetable
- Mon 18:00–19:50 P312, except Mon 28. 3.
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
BPH_BUPR/02: Thu 10:00–12:00 S305, T. MacRae, P. Smutný - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- (! BPH_ABUP Business Projects ) && (! NOWANY ( BPH_ABUP Business Projects )) && (! MPH_EKRP Project of management system )
- 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 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/24, only registered: 0/24 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Business Management and Finance (programme ESF, B-BMF)
- Multidisciplinary studies (programme CST, KOS)
- Multidisciplinary studies (programme ESF, KOS)
- Multidisciplinary studies at Faculty of Economics and Administration (programme CST, KOS)
- Business Informatics (programme ESF, N-SI)
- Course objectives
- The main objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of a structured approach to managing projects in an international environment. This includes creating an understanding of the need for project management and how the PRINCE2, 6th Edition method 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, 6th Edition. 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, 6th Edition Foundation Certification Exam held at the end of the course.
- 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 in-depth understanding of risk and the ability to formulate a well-defined and implementable risk management strategy.
3. An overall understanding of project scheduling tools and techniques combined with a detailed working knowledge of:
a. Product Breakdown Structures;
b. Product flow diagrams;
c. Activity networks;
d. Pert charts;
e. Critical path analysis;
f. Gantt charts;
g. Work Breakdown Structures; and
h. Resource allocation.
4. A thorough knowledge of Product Based Planning and the ability to utilize the technique for all plans specified in the course.
5. An intermediate knowledge of cost estimating and project budgeting techniques and the ability to use them in the context of the course deliverables.
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.A reading list will be sent to students the week before classes commence.
Class and Topic Schedule
- All readings, except for those required for lecture 2, are from the book:
Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2, 2017 Edition. The book is available through the Masaryk University Project Management Centre of Excellence.
Lecture 1
Course Introduction
Introduction to PRINCE2®, PRINCE2® Lifecycle & the PRINCE2® processes, Tailoring PRINCE2®
Lecture 2
Organisation Theme, Business Case Theme, Benefit Review Plan
Lecture 3
PRINCE2 Plans Theme, Product Based Planning
Lecture 4
Progress Theme.
Lecture 5
Quality Theme & Quality Management, Quality Review Technique
Lecture 6
Change Theme & Configuration Management
Lecture 7
Risk Theme, Risk Management
Seminar 1
Case Study Review, Starting up the Project, Class Exercise: The Organisation
Seminar 2
Starting up Class Exercise: The Project Brief.
Seminar 3
Initiating the Project, Class Exercise: Initiation Stage Activities and Creating Documents
Seminar 4
Managing Progress Class Exercise: Handling Events and Daily Activities with Logs and Registers
Seminar 05
Closing a Project Class Exercise
Seminar 06
PRINCE2 Foundation Practice Exam
Seminar 07
PRINCE2 Foundation Practice Exam, Review
Seminar 08
Exam
- 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, seminars.
- Assessment methods
Grading Scheme
Graded Assignment 1 worth 20% of Grade
Stage Plan
Graded Activity 2 worth 20% of Grade
Risk Management Approach
Exam worth 60% of Grade
Exam
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)
- Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Prince2® and Prince2® Agile are registered trademarks of AXELOS Limited, used under permission of AXELOS Limited. The Swirl logo is a trademark of AXELOS Limited, used under permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved. - 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 2022, recent)
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