Required Reading
Student Guide: PR2-EN-L-MVZDG-171215-01. Available to download from the course folder in the IS.
Textbook: Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2® 2017 Edition Manual. Available at:
https://is.muni.cz/obchod/baleni/105111
Lecture /
Seminar
Required Reading Prior to Class
Prior to
Lecture 1
Read sections I through III of the Student Guide posted in the IS.
Read pages 3 to 40 of Managing Successful Projects
Lecture 2 Read pages 41 to 76, plus Appendix A.1 and A.2, Managing Successful Projects
Lecture 3 Read pages 77 to 92, Appendix A17, A.22, A.23, A.21, of Managing Successful
Projects
Lecture 4 Read pages 93 to 118, 349 to 356 of Managing Successful Projects, and A.16, A.17,
A.21.
Lecture 5 Read Pages 119 to 136 of Managing Successful Projects and Appendix A.24, Risk
Management Approach, A.25, Risk Register
Lecture 6 Read pages 137 to 146 of Managing Successful Projects and Appendices:
A.6, Configuration Item Records
A.3, Change Control Approach
A.12, Issue Register
A.13, Issue Report
A.18, Product Status Account
Lecture 7 Read pages 120 to 136 of Managing Successful Projects and Appendices:
A.24, Risk Management Approach
A.25, Risk Register
Seminar 1 Read the case study in the Student Case Book. Download the book from the IS and
print it prior to the first seminar.
Read pages 157 to 194 of Managing Successful Projects, and 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
Do exercises 1 and 2 in the exercise book and be prepared to discuss in seminar 1.
Seminar 2 Memorize the composition section of Appendix A.19, Project Brief.
Do exercise 3 in the exercise book and be prepared to discuss in seminar.
Seminar 3 Read Pages 195 to 214 of Managing Successful Projects plus Appendices:
A.20, Project Initiation Documentation
A.5, Communication Management Approach
A.3, Change Control Approach
A.22, Quality Management Approach
A.24, Risk Management Approach
A.16, Plans
Lecture /
Seminar
Required Reading Prior to Class
A.2, Business Case
A.1, Benefits Management Approach
Do exercise 4 in the exercise book and be prepared to discuss in seminar.
Seminar 4 Memorize the composition section of each document in the PID and the PID itself.
Seminar 5 Do exercise 6 in the exercise book and be prepared to discuss in seminar.
Read pages 216 to 258 of Managing Successful Projects and Appendices:
A.4, Checkpoint Report
A.6, 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
Seminar 07 Read pages 260 to 270 of Managing Successful Projects and Appendix A.8, End
Project Report.
Do exercise 8 in the exercise book and be prepared to discuss in seminar
Seminar 08 Read about premature closure and review log, register and document creation
exercises.
Seminar 09 Review all readings and exercises. Prepare for the exam.