Project Management For Manufacturers

Project Management For Manufacturers

Rodd Joos

How Manufacturers Improve Podcast Ep. #174

Manufacturing projects don’t fail at the finish line; they fail before they start. When teams take on more projects than they have capacity for, nothing gets done well. In this episode of the How Manufacturers Improve podcast, manufacturing executive Rodd Joos shares a practical framework for selecting and managing projects that actually move your organization forward. Rodd brings a background spanning product development, operations, general management, and continuous improvement across both small companies and large public corporations. Listeners will walk away with a clear lens for project prioritization using ROI and strategic alignment, a hybrid Scrum-plus-Gantt methodology for managing scope and schedule, a real-world application of Fibonacci sequencing for task estimation, and a straightforward approach to building the right team, including why the outsider and the contrarian might be your most valuable members.