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

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