Volume 01

Common PM obfuscation phrases

24 cartoons · No deliverables

Reality Bytes Me artwork: Can we take this offline?

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Can we take this offline?

Reality Bytes Me artwork: Let’s put a pin in that

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Let’s put a pin in that

Reality Bytes Me artwork: Let’s circle back

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Let’s circle back

Reality Bytes Me artwork: Can you socialize this with the stakeholders?

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Can you socialize this with the stakeholders?

Reality Bytes Me artwork: I just want to make sure we’re aligned

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I just want to make sure we’re aligned

Reality Bytes Me artwork: Can we get more clarity on the requirements?

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Can we get more clarity on the requirements?

Reality Bytes Me artwork: Can you provide a high-level estimate?

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Can you provide a high-level estimate?

Reality Bytes Me artwork: Is there an opportunity to accelerate this?

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Is there an opportunity to accelerate this?

Reality Bytes Me artwork: What would it take to bring the date forward?

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What would it take to bring the date forward?

Reality Bytes Me artwork: Let’s not let perfect be the enemy of good

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Let’s not let perfect be the enemy of good

Reality Bytes Me artwork: Can we do this as a quick win?

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Can we do this as a quick win?

Reality Bytes Me artwork: This should be a small change

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This should be a small change

Reality Bytes Me artwork: Can we make this more agile?

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Can we make this more agile?

Reality Bytes Me artwork: We need to manage expectations

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We need to manage expectations

Reality Bytes Me artwork: Who is the single accountable owner?

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Who is the single accountable owner?

Reality Bytes Me artwork: Can you add that to the roadmap?

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Can you add that to the roadmap?

Reality Bytes Me artwork: Let’s capture that as an action item

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Let’s capture that as an action item

Reality Bytes Me artwork: Are there any blockers?

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Are there any blockers?

Reality Bytes Me artwork: Can we get a status update?

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Can we get a status update?

Reality Bytes Me artwork: We’ll need to escalate this

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We’ll need to escalate this

Reality Bytes Me artwork: Did you get alignment from everyone on this?

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Did you get alignment from everyone on this?

Reality Bytes Me artwork: What is the ETA for an ETA?

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What is the ETA for an ETA?

Reality Bytes Me artwork: Can you shorten your detailed technical essay?

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Can you shorten your detailed technical essay?

Reality Bytes Me artwork: Who is going to be accountable for this?

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Who is going to be accountable for this?