PM POKES
101 Ways of Failing Succeeding Spectacularly
in private circulation now
THE REVISED EDITION.
This is not a book. It’s a mirror.
And it flinches for no one.
Tired of cheerful how-to guides, leadership fluff, and case studies that read like corporate fan fiction?
Good!
You will not feel better after reading this book. It’ll make you laugh uncomfortably at the dysfunction you swim in daily. PM Pokes is a masterclass in professional sarcasm—a ruthless, witty, and a field guide to how projects actually run (or unravel) inside real organizations.
With 101 pointed pokes, this brutally honest satire exposes everything we pretend not to notice: invisible stakeholders, heroic burnout, committee paralysis, buzzword warfare, and the glorious chaos of misaligned everything. Each poke skewers the dysfunctions we normalize, the games we play, and the performance theater we call culture. There are no tips. No tools. No templates. Just the unvarnished truth—soaked in wit and wrapped in irony.
Looking for a leadership book? It may not be just that.
Satire, though it may read like a sabotage manual. It simply reflects how sabotage already occurs. Suitable only for seasoned professionals. If you’ve ever survived a status meeting that solved nothing, you’ll recognize every page.
If you’re new, fragile, or still believe in best practices, step away slowly.
It doesn’t teach you to lead—it reminds you how not to.
What the reader can expect...
A quick glance at the front cover, back cover, and table of contents is enough to sense the bite this revised edition carries.
The revised edition is currently in private circulation and not available for public sale.
The First Edition Remains Available is discontinued.
PM POKES
Seriously Sarcastic and Simply Funny pokes at the management of Project Managers
IT IS A BOOK OF DRY HUMOUR AND NOT A BOOK OF ADVICE.
If you are an EXPERIENCED PROJECT MANAGER with a DEVELOPED SENSE OF DRY HUMOUR – this book is for you. It may not be for you if you do not appreciate the sarcasm. Your money can be put to better use.
If humour is not your thing, please don’t buy it.
The idea of stimulating thoughts with contradicting or mocking statements is not new. Many disciplines and subjects are subject to sarcasm on many occasions in the past. This book aims to bring the reader’s attention to those few essentials of project management that help deliver!
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Book II in the Warrior’s Quest trilogy, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War in the Battlefield of Project Management, interprets Sun Tzu’s timeless classic. The book offers a unique lens to guide you through project management’s intricacies, emphasizing the human factor’s crucial role and introducing the Wisdom Balance paradigm, which unveils the people dimension. I embarked on a transformative journey, delving into the depths of Sun Tzu’s timeless classic, The Art of War, and exploring its profound implications for modern project management. I discovered a world of insights that could revolutionize how we approach, plan, and execute projects…
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