Project Manager
PMs communicate constantly — in Slack, Jira, Google Docs, and board presentations. This path focuses on status updates, meeting facilitation, scope negotiation, and managing stakeholder expectations.
Topics covered
- OKRs & KPIs
- Roadmap language
- Stakeholder updates
- Risk communication
- Retrospective facilitation
Vocabulary spotlight
4 terms every Project Manager should know in English:
scope creep n.
The gradual, uncontrolled expansion of project scope beyond original boundaries
"Three new requirements added after sign-off — we have significant scope creep."
velocity n.
The amount of work a team completes in a sprint, measured in story points
"Average velocity dropped from 45 to 30 points — we need to investigate blockers."
RAID log n.
Tracking document for Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies
"The third-party API dependency is already in the RAID log."
descope v.
To remove a feature from a release to meet a deadline or stay within budget
"We'll need to descope the export feature for v1 to hit the launch date."
📚 Vocabulary Reference
Key terms organised by category for Project Managers:
Agile & Scrum
Stakeholder Communication
Estimation & Planning
Reporting
Recommended exercises
Agile & Scrum Vocabulary
Vocabulary Email & Stakeholder Updates
Writing Meeting Facilitation Language
Speaking Presentation Language
Speaking Project Status Update Emails
Writing Writing User Stories & Acceptance Criteria
Writing Stakeholder Escalation Emails
Writing Facilitate a Sprint Retrospective
Speaking PM & Scrum Master Interview Questions
Interview Real-world scenarios you'll practise
- Writing a weekly status update for executive stakeholders
- Facilitating a retrospective with a cross-functional team
- Negotiating scope reduction with a stakeholder
- Presenting a risk register update to the project board
- Communicating a delivery delay to a senior stakeholder — maintaining trust while being transparent
🎯 Interview questions specific to this role
Practise answering these questions out loud — or in writing. Each question targets a real interviewer concern for Project Managers.
- How do you handle a situation where a stakeholder keeps adding requirements mid-sprint?
- Describe a time you had to communicate bad news to a senior stakeholder.
- How do you prioritise the backlog when everything seems urgent?
- What does a good Definition of Done look like in your experience?
- How do you build relationships with an engineering team as a PM?