Every request from the book, ready to copy, plus updates as AI tools change.
New to AI? Good. The book assumes you're starting from zero, and so does this site.
Ask IT which AI assistant you may use for work, and what you may share with it. Until then, practice with made-up information only.
Pick something you do every week, such as a status report or meeting minutes, and copy its request from the library below. New to AI? Start with the ones marked ★ Good first request.
Swap each [paste …] for your own notes, then send it. Plain English is all it takes.
Check every number, name, and date. Then fix what's wrong and add what only you know.
Search by task or keyword, or filter by chapter. Yellow text marks the parts to replace with your own project's details. These are starting points, not finished answers: swap in your own details, share only what your organization allows, and check what comes back.
We used Claude for the book's examples. If your organization uses Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, or Gemini, the requests work the same way. Only the names of a few features differ.
| What you want to do | Claude (used in the book) | Microsoft 365 Copilot | ChatGPT | Gemini |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have a conversation | Chat | Copilot Chat | Chat | Chat |
| Keep a project's files, instructions, and chats together (Chapter 9) | Projects | Notebooks | Projects | Notebooks |
| Save instructions for a task you repeat (Chapter 9) | Skills | Agents | Custom GPTs | Gems |
| Work with your email, calendar, and files (Chapter 10) | Connectors | Built into Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive (with a Copilot license) | Apps | Built into Gmail, Drive, and Docs |
Last checked November 2026. Your organization decides which features are switched on. Can't find something? Ask the assistant itself: "Where do I save instructions I want to reuse?"
AI tools change every few months. When a feature moves or gets a new name, we note it here, with the chapter it affects.
Microsoft announced that Notebooks, its shared space for a project's files and chats, would reach Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat users without the full Copilot license from mid-June 2026. Check with your IT team whether it's switched on for you.
Google added Notebooks to the Gemini app. They keep a project's chats, files, and instructions together and stay in sync with NotebookLM. Use them where the book talks about a shared project workspace.
In ChatGPT, the feature that links your email, calendar, and files is now called Apps. The advice in Chapter 10 is unchanged: start read-only, and review anything before it's sent.
Corrections to the book itself will also be listed here. None reported yet.
Every example in the book comes from one fictional project. Here are the facts, for when a chapter mentions a name, a milestone, or a number.
| Who | Role |
|---|---|
| Jana Alex | Project manager, the book's main character |
| Daniel Reyes | COO and sponsor: date and budget, short updates |
| Priya Shah | Facilities manager and landlord contact |
| Marcus Lee | IT lead: network, phones, equipment |
| Lena Novak | HR director: staff communication and wellbeing |
| Tom Becker | Finance controller: spend approvals |
| Sam Ortiz | Project coordinator, joins in Week 6 |
| Risk | Score |
|---|---|
| R1 Landlord confirms building access late | 16 |
| R2 Network installation slips | 15 |
| R3 Furniture delivery arrives late | 12 |
| R4 Fit-out costs run over budget | 8 |
| R5 Staff push back on open plan | 8 |
| R6 Bad weather on move weekend | 4 |
Score is probability times impact, each rated 1 to 5. The full fact sheet is Appendix B of the book.