12 Days of a Project Manager’s Christmas
Are you feeling festive? I am! I can’t wait until the Christmas break and I’ve already started on the mince pies and mulled wine.
Here’s the traditional 12 Days of Christmas carol reimagined for project managers. Enjoy and please share!
On the first day of Christmas, my Sponsor gave to me:
a high level business case
On the second day of Christmas, my Sponsor gave to me:
two budget cuts
On the third day of Christmas, my Sponsor gave to me:
three milestones
On the fourth day of Christmas, my Sponsor gave to me:
four change requests
On the fifth day of Christmas, my Sponsor gave to me:
five critical risks
On the sixth day of Christmas, my Sponsor gave to me:
six teams conflicting
On the seventh day of Christmas, my Sponsor gave to me:
seven tasks overrunning
On the eighth day of Christmas, my Sponsor gave to me:
eight PM tools breaking
On the ninth day of Christmas, my Sponsor gave to me:
nine clients waiting
On the tenth day of Christmas, my Sponsor gave to me:
ten issues escalating
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my Sponsor gave to me:
eleven stakeholders moaning
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my Sponsor gave to me:
twelve emails for reading
(and a partridge in a pear tree!)
