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

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