r/projectmanagement

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About r/projectmanagement

This is a safe and open environment dedicated to the promotion of project management methodologies, with the purpose of fostering and promoting free discussion about all things project management. Check out r/PMcareers for career related posts.

The community at a glance

r/projectmanagement is a Subreddit for Project Managers with roughly 229K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #3 in the Project Management communities list.

Roughly 39K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Project Management, Pm, and Project. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention project management software, project management certification, and project management course.

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Yearly: +39K members
Growth: +20.7% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 1K members
  • 2014: 2K members
  • 2015: 2K members
  • 2016: 2K members
  • 2017: 4K members
  • 2018: 6K members
  • 2019: 14K members
  • 2020: 19K members
  • 2021: 22K members
  • 2023: 56K members
  • 2024: 41K members
  • 2025: 42K members
  • 2026: 18K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 3K members
  • Aug: 4K members
  • Sep: 3K members
  • Oct: 3K members
  • Nov: 3K members
  • Dec: 3K members
  • Jan: 3K members
  • Feb: 3K members
  • Mar: 3K members
  • Apr: 4K members
  • May: 4K members
  • Jun: 421 members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    21 posts in the past month
    1. The best office politics advice that helped me grow faster than working harder
    2. How do I stop emotionally spiraling on client calls and actually communicate better?
    3. New PM with Imposter Syndrome
    #1
    Advice Requests
    The best office politics advice that helped me grow faster than working harder · How do I stop emotionally spiraling on client calls and actually communicate better? · New PM with Imposter Syndrome
    21
  • Pain & Anger
    17 posts in the past month
    1. Anyone else spend the first hour of every week just figuring out where things stand?
    2. Struggling with ADHD as a PM
    3. couldn't justify my own budget number in a meeting today. I build this budget. ihave been defending it for weeks.
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    Anyone else spend the first hour of every week just figuring out where things stand? · Struggling with ADHD as a PM · couldn't justify my own budget number in a meeting today. I build this budget. ihave been defending it for weeks.
    17
  • Solution Requests
    13 posts in the past month
    1. Hired to build a PMO from scratch: leadership says they want it, but their actions say otherwise. How do I navigate this?
    2. I hate Gantt Charts..anyone have any other visualizations for complex schedules?
    3. Looking for alternatives to monday.com
    #3
    Solution Requests
    Hired to build a PMO from scratch: leadership says they want it, but their actions say otherwise. How do I navigate this? · I hate Gantt Charts..anyone have any other visualizations for complex schedules? · Looking for alternatives to monday.com
    13
  • News
    1 post in the past month
    1. Intuit just cut 3,000 jobs to "focus on AI" - for PMs whose teams have been through an AI-related restructuring, does your org explicitly name the human who answers when the AI gets the workflow wrong?
    #4
    News
    Intuit just cut 3,000 jobs to "focus on AI" - for PMs whose teams have been through an AI-related restructuring, does your org explicitly name the human who answers when the AI gets the workflow wrong?
    1

Topics

  • Project Management
    127 posts in the past month
    1. Working with a team that has zero idea what project management is.
    2. Slack project management, anyone else feel like half the "process" is just hoping people scroll back up
    3. Temporary fixes are probably the biggest lie in project management
    #1
    Project Management
    Working with a team that has zero idea what project management is. · Slack project management, anyone else feel like half the "process" is just hoping people scroll back up · Temporary fixes are probably the biggest lie in project management
    127
  • Pm
    122 posts in the past month
    1. Some perspective and thoughts after ~20 years as a PM
    2. New PM with Imposter Syndrome
    3. How to not fall in to micromanagment as PM ?
    #2
    Pm
    Some perspective and thoughts after ~20 years as a PM · New PM with Imposter Syndrome · How to not fall in to micromanagment as PM ?
    122
  • Project
    82 posts in the past month
    1. What's a project that looked easy at the start but became a nightmare later?
    2. Is this typical of a single project manager‘s workload?
    3. Project reporting - how much is still manual?
    #3
    Project
    What's a project that looked easy at the start but became a nightmare later? · Is this typical of a single project manager‘s workload? · Project reporting - how much is still manual?
    82
  • Management
    62 posts in the past month
    1. Task management in Slack without making everyone open yet another tool, is it actually realistic
    #4
    Management
    Task management in Slack without making everyone open yet another tool, is it actually realistic
    62
  • Struggling
    61 posts in the past month
    1. How do you get better and is it okay to feel unsure as a young project manager? I am struggling...
    #5
    Struggling
    How do you get better and is it okay to feel unsure as a young project manager? I am struggling...
    61

Flair

  • Discussion
    49 posts in the past month
    1. How I write status reports VPs actually read (lessons from 20 years of doing it wrong)
    2. Why do I feel like a babysitter?
    3. does anyone else spend more time figuring out what to do than actually doing it in pm work
    #1
    Discussion
    How I write status reports VPs actually read (lessons from 20 years of doing it wrong) · Why do I feel like a babysitter? · does anyone else spend more time figuring out what to do than actually doing it in pm work
    49
  • General
    16 posts in the past month
    1. I hate Gantt Charts..anyone have any other visualizations for complex schedules?
    2. For when the good idea fairy shows up…
    3. Had to share this irony with the sub. Got invited to a IT Program and Project Management Executive summit. I ended up waitlisted because the organizer screwed up scheduling
    #2
    General
    I hate Gantt Charts..anyone have any other visualizations for complex schedules? · For when the good idea fairy shows up… · Had to share this irony with the sub. Got invited to a IT Program and Project Management Executive summit. I ended up waitlisted because the organizer screwed up scheduling
    16
  • Career
    11 posts in the past month
    1. Some perspective and thoughts after ~20 years as a PM
    2. Feeling like a total fraud as a PL—how do you lead when you don’t know what the f*ck is going on?
    3. Offered severance to step aside for an AI management platform
    #3
    Career
    Some perspective and thoughts after ~20 years as a PM · Feeling like a total fraud as a PL—how do you lead when you don’t know what the f*ck is going on? · Offered severance to step aside for an AI management platform
    11
  • Software
    5 posts in the past month
    1. The best office politics advice that helped me grow faster than working harder
    2. A free, single-file HTML project management dashboard
    3. Tool advice
    #4
    Software
    The best office politics advice that helped me grow faster than working harder · A free, single-file HTML project management dashboard · Tool advice
    5
  • Certification
    1 post in the past month
    1. The PMP exam changes on 9 July 2026, with updated prep resources available from 14 April. Learn what’s changing, why it matters, and how to choose the right version based on your timeline.
    #5
    Certification
    The PMP exam changes on 9 July 2026, with updated prep resources available from 14 April. Learn what’s changing, why it matters, and how to choose the right version based on your timeline.
    1

Product recommendations

  • project management software
    8 posts in the past month
    1. Best Project Management Software for Small Teams in 2025?
    2. 25 Best Project Management software in 2025
    3. What project management tools do you guys recommend?
    #1
    project management software
    Best Project Management Software for Small Teams in 2025? · 25 Best Project Management software in 2025 · What project management tools do you guys recommend?
    8
  • project management certification
    7 posts in the past month
    1. Best PM certification for project managers in CPG industry?
    2. Best Free Certification For Project Management?
    3. What certification do you recommend?
    #2
    project management certification
    Best PM certification for project managers in CPG industry? · Best Free Certification For Project Management? · What certification do you recommend?
    7
  • project management course
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Best Certified Project Management Online course?
    2. The best project management course?
    3. Recommended project management course on Coursera for someone with ADHD?
    #3
    project management course
    Best Certified Project Management Online course? · The best project management course? · Recommended project management course on Coursera for someone with ADHD?
    6
  • project management tool
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Best Software for a Solo Project?
    2. Best project management tools for the layperson?
    3. Best Project Management Tool for a Video Production Company?
    #4
    project management tool
    Best Software for a Solo Project? · Best project management tools for the layperson? · Best Project Management Tool for a Video Production Company?
    3
  • scheduling app/website
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best Scheduling App/Website
    2. Best Scheduling App/Website
    #5
    scheduling app/website
    Best Scheduling App/Website · Best Scheduling App/Website
    2
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/projectmanagement for?
Best for Project Managers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/projectmanagement free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/projectmanagement have?
Roughly 229K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/projectmanagement on?
r/projectmanagement runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/projectmanagement cover?
On the Hive Index, r/projectmanagement is organized under Project Managers.
How do I join r/projectmanagement?
You can join r/projectmanagement by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Project Management communities like?
Communities for project managers, PMs, and Scrum Masters sharing best practices, methodologies, and career advice. LinkedIn hosts massive professional groups for practitioners, with Discord adding newer spaces for collaborative project tooling and more casual PM conversation.
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