The movie “Moneyball” can be viewed through the framework of project management. Billy Beane, played by actor Brad Pitt, is the General Manager of the Oakland A’s baseball team. He has lost all his best players and he sets out on a mission to change the way his baseball team is organized. While the management of a baseball team would normally be viewed as operations management, the new style of management that Beane tries to create would fit within the scope of project management.

For this assignment, as we watch the movie, you will be required to address the following questions and answer them. The assignment will specifically be dealing with the monitoring and controlling of the project.

Your paper should be Times New Roman, 12pt font and double spaced. Margins of the paper should be 1”. Do not allow your margins to be reduced by utilizing bullet point margins. This will lead to point deductions. Only Kloppenborg textbook needs to be cited; do not worry about citing the movie.

Question #1 (1 full page)

The definition of a project as provided by Kloppenborg (2019) is “a new, time-bound effort that has a definite beginning and a definite ending with several related and/or interdependent tasks to create a unique product or service.” How does this definition fit the efforts of Billy Beane versus just operations management?

Question #2 (~5 pages or 1 page each process)

Select 5 of the project management processes below. For each of the 5 you must 1) provide a brief description of each process, 2) describe how Billy Beane manages this process, and 3) provide a specific example of the management of this process from the movie and why this is a good example.

Perform Integrated Change Control

Validate and Control Scope

Control Schedule

Control Costs

Control Quality

Control Resources

Monitor Communications

Monitor Risks

Control Procurements

Manage Stakeholder Engagement

Question #3 (1/2 to 1 full page)

Do you think Beane’s project was a failure or a success? Why or why not?