PMO Leader | Speaker & Mentor | Content Leader – PMOGA Latin America
Hub| Catholic University of UruguayMontevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
Today we celebrate those who work magic with schedules, budgets, and changing expectations. And like any good tribute, it's okay to laugh!
🗂️ Classic requests that every project manager has heard at some point:
• "Can you put together a quick Gantt chart for tomorrow?"
• "Do you have a template to justify this delay?"
• "Can you motivate the team... without a budget?"
• "Can you present the progress without showing the problems?"
• "Can you explain it in 3 minutes for the committee?"
• "Can you add this to the scope without changing the schedule?"
• "Can you make the sponsor understand without PowerPoint?"
😄 Now it's your turn:
What was the most amusing, unusual, or unexpected request you received as a project manager?
Please comment, and let us celebrate together the art of managing the impossible with a smile! Saving Changes...
Program Manager, PPM&PMO Specialist.| Coppel, Mexico.Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Oh, I have a funny one! I was once asked to both convene the meeting, write the minutes, and follow up on action items, and it was not my responsability! Saving Changes...
Haha, that’s a great list, Fabian! 😄 One of my favourites “can you make this go live next week? It’s just a small change.” (Of course, that ‘small change’ needed approvals, testing, and five teams to align!)
Happy Project Management Day to all who turn chaos into clarity every single day! Saving Changes...
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