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TAMU Project Management and Its Relation to The Movie The Martian Questions

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watch the movie and answer the following questions:

  • Follow APA formatting guidelines (i.e. include a reference page) Do not allow your margins to be reduced by utilizing bullet point margins. This will lead to point deductions. Only the attached textbook needs to be cited;

Question #1 (1 full page)

The definition of a project as provided by Pinto (2019): A project is a unique venture with a beginning and end, conducted by people to meet established goals within parameters of cost, schedule, and quality. A project can be considered to be any series of activities and tasks that:

  • Have a specific objective to be completed within certain specifications
  • Have defined start and end dates
  • Have funding limits, if applicable
  • Consume human and nonhuman resources, such as money, people, equipment
  • Are multifunctional (i.e., cut across several functional lines)

How does this definition fit the movie personalities and events versus just operations management?

Question #2 (~3 pages or 1 page each process)

For 3 of the project management processes below. For each of the 3 you must 1) provide a brief description of each process, 2) describe how Mark Watney or one of the project teams 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.

Control Schedule

Control Costs

Control Quality

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

Do you think Mark Watney is a champion? Why or why not?

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