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!

First Day of Christmas for Project Managers
Second Day of Christmas for Project Managers
Third Day of Christmas for Project Managers
Fourth Day of Christmas for Project Managers
Fifth Day of Christmas for Project Managers
Sixth Day of Christmas for Project Managers
Seventh Day of Christmas for Project Managers
Eighth Day of Christmas for Project Managers
Ninth Day of Christmas for Project Managers
Tenth Day of Christmas for Project Managers
Eleventh Day of Christmas for Project Managers
Twelfth Day of Christmas for Project Managers

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!)

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The twelve days of Christmas, reimagined for project managers