What are the chapters in the book?
The book has 14 chapters. Chapters 1–8 cover the no-code core workflow, 9–10 are the conclusion and key terms, 11–13 are technical, and 14 is a Gemini supplement.
The Project Brain: Evolving Project Managers has 14 chapters.
The core workflow (no coding required)
- The Project's Brain: the central idea of a persistent knowledge base for your project
- Feeding the Brain: the three-tier document structure of Constitution, News, and Library
- The Plan Maker: work breakdown structures, RACI matrices, and estimation
- The Magic Window: Gantt charts and dashboards
- The Meeting Killer: processing meetings
- The Simulator: stakeholder simulation
- The Weekly Report: status reporting
- When Claude Gets Confused: what to do when AI answers go wrong
Wrap-up and reference
- Conclusion
- Key Terminology
Technical chapters
- Local AI Environment: VS Code and Claude Code
- Automation and Integration: Python scripts and MCP servers
- Building Your Command Center: a Next.js command center
Supplement
- Gemini Supplement: using Google Gemini alongside Claude
Where to go next
- If you're worried about the technical chapters, read Which chapters involve code or technical setup?
- For the ideas behind Chapters 1, 2, and 4, see What is a "Project Brain"? and What are Magic Window artifacts?
- The blog covers many chapter topics for free. Try Project plans take days to create for planning, or Weekly status reports take hours for reporting.
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