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RealPM: Project Management for the Real World by J Maldonado is a sharp, pragmatic antidote to the sanitized theories found in most project management handbooks. We find an author here who’s able to draw on over a decade of frontline experience across chaotic agencies and unstructured corporations, and Maldonado strips project management down to its messy, frustrating, and ultimately human essence. With unflinching candor, he dissects issues like authority gaps, scope creep, toxic politics, and stakeholder misalignment, offering actionable strategies forged in real-life crises rather than idealized classrooms. Packed with anecdotes, practical frameworks, and irreverent wisdom, this guide is built for professionals who’ve been burned by broken systems but still want to deliver results.
Author J Maldonado has a confident and clear style of writing that grips you right from the start, making this guidebook a must-read for any professional who finds themselves disillusioned with the theory-heavy PM advice out there. Practical and straightforward in approach and atmosphere, this is a rare kind of business book that actually reflects what real project environments look and feel like from real-world contexts. As a bonus, it’s also packed with dark humor, honesty, and hard-earned lessons. This is a cathartic read from the author, who has clearly been through a wealth of experiences, both good and bad, in the PM world. He categorizes those varied experiences and helps others avoid pitfalls and wasting their energy on avenues not worth exploring. For those in the project management world, it’s refreshing to finally find a project management book that tells it like it is, and is brilliantly readable and brutally useful. Overall, RealPM: Project Management is a highly recommended read for anyone with an interest in the field.
