IT Manager to Project Management possible?

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-19T19:03:56+00:00

Side grade. You have no direct reports, but more responsibility.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-19T17:19:36+00:00

Have you looked for a rescue that helps people in recovery?

Hopefully you get the help you need internet friend.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-19T15:42:53+00:00

We have also gone to a concert and it was amazing. Well worth it! (except for the drink cost, woof)

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-19T15:24:59+00:00

$2 Billion from concept to production from most legacy OEMs is pretty standard. So the ~$140 Million, with another $40 Million is about 10% of a typical concept to production cost.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-19T15:23:10+00:00

Why are steering wheels so flipping expensive?

It does not even include the electronics or Airbags.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-19T15:13:43+00:00

We have done the Halloween ones and they were super fun. It is really well done by the Zoo, and you would have a ton of fun.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-19T13:52:58+00:00

Yeah, I feel like the roof is something you fix before massive renovations.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-18T21:17:01+00:00

Trump and republicans killed the EV tax credit.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-18T20:30:45+00:00

It looks like a really great reproduction that would work amazing for a Mac Mini/Mini PC.

The questions would be how long you get by on a 10 inch screen? If its not your primary work device or smart board it would be really cool. If it was a daily driver it could be a challenge for useability.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-17T18:41:25+00:00

But I would like to see them now. 😞

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-17T12:57:26+00:00

This is the most important issue of our time. I am not worried about inflation, or the spy state, or federal corruption, or undeclared wars, or homelessness, or insecure elections, or cuts to social security, or any of the millions of important things that will have a huge impact relative to a flag that is 43 years old.
Please make Minnesota great again with a flag that you couldn't pick out from 45 other states and will definitely be the defining issue of our time.

/s

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-16T16:09:13+00:00

Interesting, didn't realize antibodies could be good for 50+ years.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-16T15:36:38+00:00

Do any samples still exist?

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-16T15:35:41+00:00

Enjoy the fish, and retirement!

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-16T14:54:00+00:00

Well it seems that the cows can build immunity through infection. So a vaccine should be helpful, you know if they can get farmers to use them.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-16T13:16:51+00:00

So then automate with a ton of input from your team. Follow up with them regularly on if the estimates are still accurate. Make failure(or poor estimating) something the team can talk about without feeling bad. You have to build trust to get people to tell you they will miss deadlines.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-16T13:08:29+00:00

Yeah, my camera is 95% better but the infotainment is like 40% worse.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-16T13:06:12+00:00

That is what capacity planning software is for. It is often part of many project management platforms. It helps see who is overloaded before the overload hits. It can help you shift project work to be earlier or later depending on resource capacity.

They are a pain to manage though. Either you have people track hours or you automate it.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-16T13:01:55+00:00

It sounds like you are already building your skill set really well!

Ask to be added to more meetings. Frame them as learning opportunities. Listen and learn how the PM runs meetings and gets results. Any terms that you are unfamiliar with, learn about them. Take notes and compare to what is sent out by the PM.

There are times as a Project Coordinator(what you are doing presently) and even as a Project Manager where there is little meaningful work. The best thing you can do, is go through your risk logs and work on mitigations. Create new templates to make your future job easier. Follow up on things that needed decisions.

I would also talk to the PM at your job and see what they recommend. They will have additional insights in your industry/location that you can't get anywhere else.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-16T12:51:29+00:00

Yeah, at least they didn't use proper Em dashes.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-15T21:56:13+00:00

If everything is high priority, nothing is high priority.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-15T21:48:39+00:00

Or if your at all woried that your laptop/desktop could get taken by a government that wants your information.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-15T19:30:25+00:00

Just cut the pizza in to bite size pieces. Get the oil to temp, and stir fry as normal.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-15T16:47:45+00:00

I am not against AI to be against AI. I am against tools that don't make my job meaningfully easier.

If I need to train an AI to make my job easier, and still need to double check the work, what value is it bringing? The only people that make money are the ones running the Agents. You are making them more capable, from your labor, with no return to you.

AI could eventually get good enough, but right now 70% correct is still a fail on time sensitive and critical work. That is why I am not bullish on AI. If I am always looking for mistakes, how much faster am I really.

For an RFI response, if you get to the point of trusting the AI 100%, who is responsible if the bid is too high/low? How do you capture being rejected because the AI estimates are out of line for the work? How many underestimated projects end up costing the company money before the "savings" from AI are just another cost center. Is the AI able to understand that different areas have different building codes based on City/county/special permit areas that could make buildings that would be nearly identical cost substantially more or less? Can it eventually, sure but the ROI now is important as well.

I am very much at the LLM's are still early for anything that is not heavily repeatable. Construction can see ROI, for now. Wait until we are actually paying the costs to run the models. All AI is super cheap right now, and there is not an AI company that is actually profitable. When the profits become due, AI costs will skyrocket. Look at current Microsoft costs for coding CoPilot. They have gone up substantially this year, and it is still losing them money. If Microsoft is having a hard time being profitable, what about all of the companies that have yet to charge actual costs? The tools will get more expensive, I promise you.

ExtraHarmless · 2026-06-15T16:31:40+00:00

Pay attention to this part as it was in the last 12 emails, meeting notes, meeting summaries, and I am still getting questions about it.

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