S2 Episode 10: The Secret to Perfect Project Timing with Claudia Wright

Host Alex Tuck welcomes IT program and project manager Claudia Wright to Project Zero season two. Wright shares her 25+ year path from data entry and administrative work at the EPA to database management, then coding (COBOL/DB2) at BellSouth, where frustration with “work thrown over the cubicle wall” pushed her toward business analysis and requirements. She became a project manager at a global grocery retailer, where her “Project Zero” involved enterprise work supporting store planograms and related systems, learning end-to-end delivery (resource planning, production turnovers, failback plans, signoffs) under a mentor, Cindy, who helped standardize templates and lessons learned. Wright’s key PM skill is “know your place,” adapting to organizational perceptions and leadership priorities, and she views AI as helpful for efficiency (e.g., note-taking) but not a “magic pill,” requiring planning and verification.00:00 Season Two Kickoff00:34 Claudia Career Origins04:01 Finding Project Management05:42 Sewing Meets Structure07:02 From Coding to Leading12:07 Technical Edge and Estimates15:08 Project Zero Story18:59 Mentorship and Lessons20:50 Know Your Place26:19 AI Is Not Magic29:37 Wrap Up and ConnectConnect with Claudia Wright LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudiawright-mba-pmp-cisa/ Connect with Alex Tuck Personal LinkedIn: Alex Tuck Website: www.tuckconsultinggroup.com Company LinkedIn: Tuck Consulting Group Email: [email protected]