Critical Success: Using RPG Tactics for Project Victory
By (Author) Eric Guay
BookBaby
BookBaby
20th August 2025
United States
Paperback
176
Width 152mm, Height 228mm, Spine 10mm
285g
What if managing your team felt more like leading an epic quest
Critical Success is where project management meets role-playing game strategy. This book is for anyone who leads people, juggles complex goals, or just loves the idea of turning real-world challenges into heroic wins.
In 75 fast, fun chapters, author Eric Guay blends fantasy storytelling with practical advice drawn from years of leadership experience. You'll learn how to tackle workplace problems with the same creativity, collaboration, and courage you'd use in a tabletop campaign. From managing chaos to leveling up your communication, each chapter offers insights that are clear, helpful, and surprisingly fun.
Whether you're a D&D fan curious about real-life applications, or a project manager looking for fresh ideas, this book gives you tools you can use right away-and stories you'll want to share.
ERIC GUAY is a project management professional, author, and gaming enthusiast who merges the structure of project management with the creativity of fantasy RPGs. With over 20 years of experience and PMP and CSM certifications, he brings a fresh perspective to the field in his book, Critical Success, which reimagines project management through the lens of role-playing games. He is also developing a gamified curriculum to introduce project management to students. He lives in Raleigh with his family.