Host Alex Tuck interviews Shawn Harris, CEO and co-founder of Co-Worked/Creative Harmony. Harris recounts his early career in technology at IBM while still an undergrad, later formalizing project management at TJX amid tight retail delivery windows and PMI-style rigor. His “Project Zero” centers on leading TJX’s migration of credit transaction processing from an outsourced provider to an in-house data center, emphasizing extensive cross-functional planning and cutover execution; he also contrasts enterprise delivery with consulting, where project control ties directly to profitability. Harris argues PMs benefit from entrepreneurial methods to build credibility and authority. He introduces Harmony, an agentic AI project manager that embeds into Microsoft 365, coordinates work across existing tools, follows up on tasks/risks, and generates status outputs so PMs can lead from “the balcony.”

00:00 Season Two Kickoff

00:40 Meet Shawn Harris

01:54 Early Career at IBM

03:18 Retail PM Rigor at TJX

06:21 Tech Upbringing and Gadgets

09:10 What Project Zero Means

09:40 Project Zero at TJX Cutover

16:20 Consulting vs Enterprise PM

20:57 Top Skill Entrepreneur Mindset

25:08 Harmony Agentic PM Overview

31:31 Why Tools Aren’t the Work

Connect with Shawn Harris

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnharris/
• Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coworkedai/
• Company Website: https://coworked.ai/

Connect with Alex Tuck

• Personal LinkedIn: Alex Tuck
• Website: www.tuckconsultinggroup.com
• Company LinkedIn: Tuck Consulting Group

Email: alex@tuckconsultinggroup.com