Project Zero

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

Alex Tuck Season 2 Episode 10

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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 Kickoff


00:34 Claudia Career Origins


04:01 Finding Project Management


05:42 Sewing Meets Structure


07:02 From Coding to Leading


12:07 Technical Edge and Estimates


15:08 Project Zero Story


18:59 Mentorship and Lessons


20:50 Know Your Place


26:19 AI Is Not Magic


29:37 Wrap Up and Connect


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Email: alex@tuckconsultinggroup.com