Contents:

01
Introduction to Modern Project Management
The course: Why and what
A short summary of the PM's findings to date
Extended environment, project typology, needs and PM roles
Large-scale, complex and innovative projects
Projects on the unknown, uncertainty and chaos
What we mean by modern PM
IT, industry, product management, design and science & research PM specifics
Agile environment and agile PM solutions

02
Modern Waterfall Project Management
What is waterfall (sequential) project management
Process of the waterfall project management
New trends in standard (waterfall) project management
Project client and product targeting (SMART goals)
Cascade management of a complex project
Flexibility of project management (agile PM)
Modularization and standardization of project management
Digitization of PM and automation of PM processes (PM software)
Externalization and internalization of project management
Certification of the project management

03
Design Thinking
What is design thinking and why new philosophy in design
Where to use it
Basic design thinking principles
Point of view
Design thinking process:
1. Empathize (with the client)
2. Define (problem, vision and goals)
3. Ideate (the solution)
4. Prototype
5. Test
Usage of Design Thinking in PM

04
Agile Project Management
What is agile in management and why agile
What is and for what is agile project management
Agile values and principles
Agile development cycle:
1. Project backlog
2. Sprint backlog
3. Sprint
4. Final product

05
Scrum Project Management
What is scrum and for what is scrum
Scrum overview
Project roles:
. Users
. Customers
. Interested and committed
. Product owner
. Team
. Scrum master
. Developers
. Testers
Sprint processing:
. Sprint planning
. Starting a sprint
. Providing the sprint
. Finishing the sprint

06
Kanban in Project Management
What is Kanban
Toyota production system (and Kanban)
Kanban terms and principles
Kanban visualization
Kanban process:
1. Project planning (backlog, assigned, in development, user testing, code review, done)
2. Project execution (roles, prioritization, sizing and estimation, commitment, blockers and escalations, meetings and feedback loops,
3. Project tracking and forecasting (value, cumulative flow diagram, cycle time scatterplot + trend, cycle time heat map, cycle time histogram, flow efficiency, Monte Carlo forecasting)
4. Managing risks (eliminate waste, stability & predictability, continuous improvement)

07
Lean Development & Project Management
What is Lean Management
Toyota Production System
Principles of Lean Management
Lean Project Management process:
1. Identify Value from Your Customers' Perspective
2. Value Stream Mapping
3. Create Continuous Workflow
4. Create a Pull System
5. Continuous Improvement

Lean Management tools

08
Hybrid Project Management
What is Hybrid project management?
Specifics of waterfall project management with agile PM elements (with examples)
Specifics of agile project management with waterfall PM elements (with examples)
Choosing the appropriate project management methodology
Planning hybrid projects

09
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Other PM methods and techniques
. (PMBOK)

. CPM
. CCPM
. IPM
. PRiSM
. Prince 2

. Agile Unified Process,
. Behavior Driven Development (BDD)
. Crystal Clear
. Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)
. Extreme Programming (XP)
. Feature Driven Development (FDD)
. (Kanban)
. (Lean Development)
. Rapid Application Development (RAD)
. IBM - Rational Unified Process (RUP)
. (Scrum)
. Test Driven Development (TDD)

. (Hybrid)

Comparison for selection

10
Agile Project Management: Sectors
Specifics of

Seminar contents:

01
Lesson 1 questions for discussion
You and your needs and expectations
Course program and requirements
How to complete the course
Case studies and your home works
Case study No. 1:
Developing new product of the company (car industry)
Discussion on the case study
Assignment of homework No. 1:
1. Creating teams of 2 - 3 students, working in groups
2. Your preferable assignment of an innovative project (IT, industry, product management, design and science & research, other) ? samples of the projects

02
Lesson 2 questions for discussion
Case study No 2:
Creating and implementing new software in the company
Project assignment to project manager
SMART goals of the project
Thematic and functional structuring of the project
Discussion on the case study
Assignment of homework No. 2:
3. Assigning SMART goals of your innovative project
4. Externalization and internalization of project management (?)
5. Initial assignment of the project to PM

03
Lesson 3 questions for discussion
Case study No 3:
New development in the city (project of developer)
Land use study of new development
New university distance learning course
Discussion on the case study
Assignment of homework No. 3:
5. Design the product of your innovative project using Design Thinking methodology
6. Organize Design Thinking process

04
Lesson 4 questions for discussion
Case study No 4:
Science and research project (project of consultancy company)
Discussion on the case study
Assignment of homework No. 4:
7. Describe the current tasks of further work on your innovative project in the form of a list of project backlogs
8. Choose from its two or three sprint backlogs for sprint
9. Describe the process of the sprint on the selected task

05
Lesson 5 questions for discussion
Case study No 5:
Scrum methodology in product design
Discussion on the case study
Assignment of homework No. 5:
10. Identify roles in your innovative project
11. Describe the expected progress the sprint of your project (planning, starting, providing, finishing)

06
Lesson 6 questions for discussion
Case study No 6:
Kanban in the industrial operation management practice
Discussion on the case study
Assignment of homework No. 6:
12. Plan your project execution using Kanban Board
13. Identify roles, prioritize and size the work
14. Plan and describe meetings in Kanban
15. Create cumulative flow diagram of your work
16. Identify waste in your work

07
Lesson 7 questions for discussion
Case study No 7:
Lean development and project management in industrial practice (complex engineering contract)
Discussion on the case study
Assignment of homework No. 7:
17. Customer´s perspective of your project
18. Value stream of your project
19. Basic presentation of workflow
20. Principles of continuous improvement management

08
Lesson 8 questions for discussion
Case study No 8:
Long term consultancy project
Discussion on the case study
Assignment of homework No. 8:
21. Waterfall elements in you project or
22. Your project as waterfall with agile elements?

09

Lesson 9 questions for discussion
Case study No 9:
Project management company and its PM tools
Discussion on the case study
Assignment of homework No. 9:
7. Choose the right methods and techniques for your company
8. Justify the selection

10

Lesson 10 questions for discussion
Case study No 10:
Designing science and research project on university
Discussion on the case study
Assignment of homework No. 10:
7. Explain the specifics of project management in the scope of your project
8. Compare these specifics with one other different sector of PM application

11
Presentation of EasyProjects and its software (through MS Teams)

Assignment of homework No. 11:
27. Digitize planning of your project using the free version of EasyProjects
28. Show usage of Kanban module

12
Lesson 12 questions for discussion
Case study No 12:
Presentation of Dolphin Consu

Recommended literature:

John C. Goodpasture: Project Management: the Agile Way: Making it Work in the Enterprise, second edition, J. Ross Publishing, Plantation, USA, 2016
Christian Mueller-Roterberg: Handbook of Design Thinking: Tips & Tools for how to design thinking, Kindle Edition, 2018
Mario E. Moreira: The Agile Enterprise: Building and running agile organizations, Apress, Winchester, MA, USA, 2017
Eli Woolery: Design Thinking Handbook, InVision
Emerson Taymor: Agile Handbook, Philosophie, www.philosophie.is
Agile Project Management, CCPace Systems, Fairfax, Virginia, USA, 2011, www.ccpace.com
Jeff Sutherland: Scrum handbook, SCRUM Training Institute Press, Somerville, MA, USA,
Marta Palacio: Scrum Master, Scrum Manager
Dimitar Karaivanov: Project Manager´s Guide to Kanban, Kanbanize (Kanban_Project_Management_eBook.pdf (kanbanize.com))

Keywords:

Project management, waterfall management, agile management, Scrum management, Kanban

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar