The PM Survival SeriesJoseph Tan

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PM Survival Starter Kit

Regain control. Protect it.

For professionals dealing with overwhelm and stakeholder pressure.

PM Survival Starter Kit — books one and two of The PM Survival Series

Does this sound familiar?

If every day feels like you are reacting instead of leading…

If your task list keeps growing no matter how hard you work…

If stakeholders constantly interrupt your priorities…

You are not dealing with a time management problem. You are carrying responsibility under pressure, and those are different things.

Book 1 helps you regain personal control. Book 2 helps you protect that control from external pressure. Taken together they are the foundation you need before tackling wider organisational complexity.

What's included

  • Book 1 · Internal pressure

    The Overwhelmed PM

    Regain Clarity & Control in 24 Hours

    A short, structured reset for the point where the workload starts consuming your attention. Read it in under an hour and apply it the same day.

  • Book 2 · Stakeholder pressure

    The PM Politics Survival Guide

    Protect Your Time Without Losing Your Influence

    A way to think before you respond, so you stop absorbing work that was never yours. Not a script book, and not about pushing back harder.

The journey between themRegain control of your own workload, then protect it from everyone else’s priorities.

What you'll take from it

  • A structured way to reduce mental overload and stop feeling permanently behind
  • Practical tools you can use in your next meeting, not after a training course
  • A way to handle difficult stakeholders without damaging the relationship
  • Language for holding a boundary while keeping your influence

Who it's for

  • You feel overwhelmed by competing priorities
  • You spend more time reacting than planning
  • You constantly deal with demanding stakeholders
  • You want practical tools instead of lengthy theory
  • You lead projects, operations or teams in high-pressure environments

Early reader feedback from The Overwhelmed PM

Helpful and insightful. It gave me a structured way to step out of constant pressure and regain control.
Senior Project Manager
The concepts are highly applicable to other industries and roles where you have a low degree of control over your tasks and workday. Clear, practical, and written from real experience. It made pressure visible and therefore manageable. I look forward to the rest of the series!
Events Manager

Feedback relates to The Overwhelmed PM, which is included in this collection.

Get the collection

PM Survival Starter Kit

Book 1 + Book 2 · Instant digital download

Only one layer sounds like your week? Buy that book on its own — it works perfectly well alone.