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 231K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #2 in the Project Management communities list.

Roughly 40K 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 courses and project management software.

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Yearly: +40K members
Growth: +20.6% / 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: 20K 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: 3K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    24 posts in the past month
    1. The best office politics advice that helped me grow faster than working harder
    2. How do you handle stakeholders who constantly change priorities midproject?
    3. How do I stop emotionally spiraling on client calls and actually communicate better?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    The best office politics advice that helped me grow faster than working harder · How do you handle stakeholders who constantly change priorities midproject? · How do I stop emotionally spiraling on client calls and actually communicate better?
    24
  • Pain & Anger
    14 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.
    14
  • Solution Requests
    12 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. Looking for alternatives to monday.com
    3. on stakeholder calls all day in an open office. need earbuds that create some kind of quiet bubble. is that actually possible.
    #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? · Looking for alternatives to monday.com · on stakeholder calls all day in an open office. need earbuds that create some kind of quiet bubble. is that actually possible.
    12
  • 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
  • Opportunities
    1 post in the past month
    1. Trying to manage request intake without turning every request into a project
    #5
    Opportunities
    Trying to manage request intake without turning every request into a project
    1

Topics

  • Project Management
    119 posts in the past month
    1. Slack project management, anyone else feel like half the "process" is just hoping people scroll back up
    2. Temporary fixes are probably the biggest lie in project management
    3. How is Project Management in the Public Sector?
    #1
    Project Management
    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 · How is Project Management in the Public Sector?
    119
  • Pm
    102 posts in the past month
    1. Some perspective and thoughts after ~20 years as a PM
    2. PMs sometimes feel like fancy scapegoats
    3. New PM with Imposter Syndrome
    #2
    Pm
    Some perspective and thoughts after ~20 years as a PM · PMs sometimes feel like fancy scapegoats · New PM with Imposter Syndrome
    102
  • Project
    75 posts in the past month
    1. AI in project management
    2. What's a project that looked easy at the start but became a nightmare later?
    3. Is this typical of a single project manager‘s workload?
    #3
    Project
    AI in project management · 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?
    75
  • Management
    65 posts in the past month
    1. Most management problems aren't people problems. They're clarity problems.
    2. Task management in Slack without making everyone open yet another tool, is it actually realistic
    #4
    Management
    Most management problems aren't people problems. They're clarity problems. · Task management in Slack without making everyone open yet another tool, is it actually realistic
    65
  • Struggling
    53 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...
    53

Flair

  • Discussion
    50 posts in the past month
    1. How I write status reports VPs actually read (lessons from 20 years of doing it wrong)
    2. nobody says "I'm drowning" in a standup. they say "yeah should be fine." and then they miss the deadline.
    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) · nobody says "I'm drowning" in a standup. they say "yeah should be fine." and then they miss the deadline. · does anyone else spend more time figuring out what to do than actually doing it in pm work
    50
  • General
    17 posts in the past month
    1. For when the good idea fairy shows up…
    2. 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
    3. How do you handle stakeholders who constantly change priorities midproject?
    #2
    General
    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 · How do you handle stakeholders who constantly change priorities midproject?
    17
  • Career
    7 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
    7
  • 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. How do you estimate effort for tasks, new requirements, and enhancements?
    #4
    Software
    The best office politics advice that helped me grow faster than working harder · A free, single-file HTML project management dashboard · How do you estimate effort for tasks, new requirements, and enhancements?
    5
  • Certification
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Does it make sense to learn Jira in parallel to the PMP? And if yes, how?
    2. 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
    Does it make sense to learn Jira in parallel to the PMP? And if yes, how? · 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.
    2

Product recommendations

  • project management courses
    12 posts in the past month
    1. Best online courses to switch from teaching to PM?
    2. Best Certified Project Management Online course?
    3. The best project management course?
    #1
    project management courses
    Best online courses to switch from teaching to PM? · Best Certified Project Management Online course? · The best project management course?
    12
  • project management software
    6 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 would you recommend for a small software and game development studio?
    #2
    project management software
    Best Project Management Software for Small Teams in 2025? · 25 Best Project Management software in 2025 · What project management tools would you recommend for a small software and game development studio?
    6
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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 231K 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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