A Day In The Life Of A Project Management Specialist At Boeing
A day for James, a Boeing Project Management Specialist III, begins with "firefighting"—prioritizing projects based on deadlines and addressing immediate issues. The role then involves proactively monitoring schedules, anticipating potential problems, and managing capacity to ensure smooth project execution, a process James describes as "making sure things were moving along".
Project Management, Problem-Solving, Teamwork, Communication, Overcoming Challenges
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James Moody
Project Management Specialist III
Boeing
Purdue University, 2014
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Industrial, Supply Chain Management
Aerospace, Aviation & Defense
Operations and Project Management
Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. Project managers prioritize tasks based on deadlines and project status, addressing immediate issues and proactively mitigating potential problems.
2. A significant part of the job involves monitoring project schedules, identifying delays, and making adjustments as needed.
3. Project managers also consider capacity and resource allocation, ensuring that projects have the necessary resources to stay on track and anticipating potential bottlenecks or resource conflicts.
Transcript
What does the day in the life of a project manager look like?
When you come in, you have a list of projects you're working on or that are in progress. We generally prioritize based on what's closest to being due.
From there, we check if projects are on track, behind schedule, or ahead of schedule. This can change daily because a lot can happen in 24 hours.
For example, a part might be messed up, there could be a three-month delay, or second shift might have done a great job, putting us ahead of schedule. The goal is to ensure things are moving along.
My role involved checking schedules, firefighting any problems, and trying to anticipate future needs. Ideally, there are no surprises, but that's not always the case.
I also focused on mitigating future problems by looking at capacity. This was part of the industrial engineering aspect, making sure our plans were executable and that incoming projects might require reshuffling.
Ultimately, it involved checking the schedule, addressing immediate issues, and being proactive about future challenges.
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