Said 'let's takethis offline'more timesthan you cancountCreated auser storythat was 10pages longWrotedocumentationthat was socomplicated,even you couldn’tfollow it later.Accidentallysilenced yourselfduring an importantpresentation andhad to mime yourway through therestGot stuck ina meetingthat could'vebeen anemailUsed the phrase‘synergy’ in aserious meetingand everyonenodded like theyunderstood.Lost track ofthe number oftimes someoneasked, 'What’sthe timeline forthis?'Had toexplain whatMVP reallymeans(again)Spent moretime onPowerPointthan on actualproduct workWrote an emailthat included a‘please read’ inthe subjectline… and noone did.Spent a wholeday on marketresearch andfelt like yougot nowhereSpent an hourpreparing for apresentation, onlyfor your computer todecide it needed anupdate right before IstartedHeld a meetingto discuss theagenda for ournext meeting.Wrotereleasenotes that noone will everread.Made aPowerPointslide with thewords ‘low-hanging fruit’ onitSent out asurvey, but onlythree peopleresponded, andone of themwas a cat! :DSaid 'let's takethis offline'more timesthan you cancountCreated auser storythat was 10pages longWrotedocumentationthat was socomplicated,even you couldn’tfollow it later.Accidentallysilenced yourselfduring an importantpresentation andhad to mime yourway through therestGot stuck ina meetingthat could'vebeen anemailUsed the phrase‘synergy’ in aserious meetingand everyonenodded like theyunderstood.Lost track ofthe number oftimes someoneasked, 'What’sthe timeline forthis?'Had toexplain whatMVP reallymeans(again)Spent moretime onPowerPointthan on actualproduct workWrote an emailthat included a‘please read’ inthe subjectline… and noone did.Spent a wholeday on marketresearch andfelt like yougot nowhereSpent an hourpreparing for apresentation, onlyfor your computer todecide it needed anupdate right before IstartedHeld a meetingto discuss theagenda for ournext meeting.Wrotereleasenotes that noone will everread.Made aPowerPointslide with thewords ‘low-hanging fruit’ onitSent out asurvey, but onlythree peopleresponded, andone of themwas a cat! :D

PM Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Said 'let's take this offline' more times than you can count
  2. Created a user story that was 10 pages long
  3. Wrote documentation that was so complicated, even you couldn’t follow it later.
  4. Accidentally silenced yourself during an important presentation and had to mime your way through the rest
  5. Got stuck in a meeting that could've been an email
  6. Used the phrase ‘synergy’ in a serious meeting and everyone nodded like they understood.
  7. Lost track of the number of times someone asked, 'What’s the timeline for this?'
  8. Had to explain what MVP really means (again)
  9. Spent more time on PowerPoint than on actual product work
  10. Wrote an email that included a ‘please read’ in the subject line… and no one did.
  11. Spent a whole day on market research and felt like you got nowhere
  12. Spent an hour preparing for a presentation, only for your computer to decide it needed an update right before I started
  13. Held a meeting to discuss the agenda for our next meeting.
  14. Wrote release notes that no one will ever read.
  15. Made a PowerPoint slide with the words ‘low-hanging fruit’ on it
  16. Sent out a survey, but only three people responded, and one of them was a cat! :D