Boeing Placates The Press Over Plausible Briefing Of Shuffle

What's in the cards for Boeing is its plausible explanation on moving generals around the factory board. A greater indicator than anything, is it signals the bringing of the 777X to the tipping point of "Go for it", meaning the 777X Generals are now on board before that ship sails.

Sinnett To Leave 787 Program as Boeing Shuffles Engineering Roles

So this is how the Dance card stacks up as partners change in this two step shuffle.

Production Development,= PD  Bolden is promotional Move for affect.
Chief Project Engineer    =PE

                  Leaves   From                                         Job Goes to 

Mike Sinnett, 787 VP-PE >>>Bob Whittington, lands 787 VP-PE

Bob Whittington, 777 VP-PE  >>>Mike Sinnett, floats to 777 VP-PD 
Larry Schneider, 777 VP-PD >>> Larry Schneider, slides to 777 VP-PE

The quick analysis are that all leadership hands are on deck for the launch of the 777-X with leadership beginning its acclimation to its new roles for the launch of the 777X project in the late fall. The team will be on full operational readiness for that launch.  Sennet with 787 lessons learned and Schneider with his 777 type knowledge will move the gears seamlessly forward, with its new innovation installed on the 777X, by those who are weathered from the 787 learning curve.

Boeing continues to shape its team from the top down with proven talent across the board. A move to the 787 from the 777, signals maturation of the project as well as new, and well experienced leadership that it requires. The change of leadership forms the change management structure for both the 787 and 777X projects when its announced,and continuous improvement for remedial adjustments ongoing in the 787 saga, as it enters its final shake- downs. Boeing will be already six months ahead with its 777X team in place prior to the ATO announcement. A maturing 787 aircraft receives proven leadership coming from the 777-300 project team, and the 777X gains an experienced big picture leadership VP for the untested 777-X project, with Mike Sinnett at the helm. 

Boeings go team has started forming in the midst of all the distractions with the 787 plane. Those distraction are already abating at this time, as Boeing's management of 787 production, parts and systems tightened up on the 787.   
I can feel the excitement is building later this fall when Boeing rolls on the 777-8x and 777-9X announcements.