Innovation and Project Management

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Teaching results

By completing the course, students will expand their knowledge in the field of creation and management of innovative projects. They will learn the principles of project management of innovations with a focus on project decomposition, capacity and time planning. They understand the effective procedure for organizational project management and orientation to matrix management and network structures.
Graduates of the course will acquire the ability to independently design, formulate, manage and implement innovative projects in connection with trends in research and practice, in which the concept of project management is reflected in the extensive application of the management method. Innovative projects and programs for their implementation represent a substantial part of the emerging economic mechanism for the management of scientific and technical development of the country. The different possibilities of goals and problems of scientific and technical development predetermine a wide range of types of innovative projects.
By completing the course, students will deepen their knowledge of the theory and methodology of managing innovative projects in the company and gain the necessary skills and competencies for the management of project creation, management and implementation. An innovative project is a system of interconnected goals and programs that are a complex of research, development, production, organizational, financial, business and other events that are appropriately organized (associated with resources, deadlines and suppliers). Based on a critical approach, they will deepen their ability to implement project documentation and ensure the effective solution of a specific scientific and technical task (problem) in quantitative indicators leading to innovation.

Indicative content

The essence of an innovative project. The concept and essence of project management. Innovation project management, Innovation project planning and important planning factors. Trends in project management. Creation of innovative projects to solve the most important scientific and technical problems. Types of innovative projects. Methodology for creating a portfolio of innovative projects in the company.

Support literature

1. DANESHJO, N. (2021). Riadenie inovačných procesov v organizácii. Košice: Vydavateľstvo PETIT s. r. o.
2. DANESHJO, N., MALEGA, P. (2022). Product and Process Innovation in Enterprises. Germany: RAM-Verlag.
3. GOMBÁR, M., KMEC, J., DOBROVIČ, J., SEMAN, R. (2018). Manažérske praktiky navrhovania produkčných procesov a výrobkov. Prešovská univerzita v Prešove, Fakulta manažmentu.

Syllabus

1. Trends in project management. The concept and essence of innovative project management. 2. Creating "best practices" in the implementation of innovative projects. 3. Management of innovative projects. 4. Planning of innovative projects and important planning factors. 5. Creation of innovative projects to solve the most important scientific and technical problems. 6. Types of innovative projects. 7. Methodology for creating a portfolio of innovative projects in the company 8. Typical capacity calculations in the design of production innovations

Requirements to complete the course

40% semester work
60% written exam

Student workload

Workload: 260 hours
Attendance at lectures: 16 hours
Self-study: 84 hours
Elaboration of a semester project: 60 hours
Preparation for the exam: 100 hours

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Slovak, English

Date of approval: 02.04.2023

Date of the latest change: 17.10.2023